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MURAWSKI v. BROWN

No. 55.

51 Wis.2d 306 (1971)

187 N.W.2d 194

MURAWSKI, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BROWN and another, Defendants and Respondents: CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant there were briefs by Godfrey, Trump & Davidson, attorneys, and Rodger S. Trump of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Rodger S. Trump.

For the plaintiff-respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Jerome A. Maeder of Wausau.

HANLEY, J.

Two issues are presented on this appeal:

(1) Did the trial court err in failing to grant appellant's motion for a directed verdict; and

(2) Are the damages excessive?

Question of directed verdict.

A verdict should only be directed against a plaintiff where plaintiff's evidence, giving it the most favorable construction it will reasonably bear, is insufficient to sustain...

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