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JORGENSON v. NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.

No. 354.

60 Wis.2d 29 (1973)

208 N.W.2d 323

JORGENSON, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff and Respondent: CITY OF LA CROSSE, Third-Party Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 29, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Edwards, Hafner & McDonald, Ltd., of La Crosse, and oral argument by Roger W. Hafner.

For the plaintiff-respondent there was a brief by Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Schnurrer & Skemp, of La Crosse, and oral argument by William P. Skemp.

For the defendant-respondent there was a brief by Robert D. Johns and Johns, Flaherty, Harman & Gillette, S. C., all of La Crosse, and oral argument by Robert D. Johns.

ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

We begin by holding that the acts of both city and power company causally contributed to the personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff and both were properly found negligent. This we do not do to reward those who begin at the beginning in reading appellate court opinions, nor to puzzle those who turn first to the final paragraphs of the opinion to determine what result was reached. We do so to make clear that, as to the appeal of the city and...

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