GREITEN v. LA DOW

No. 555 (1974).

70 Wis.2d 589 (1975)

235 N. W. 2d 677

GREITEN and wife, Appellants, v. LA DOW, d/b/a B & B Erectional Maintenance Service, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 25, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Shneidman & Myers, attorneys, and Michael Skwierawski of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Skwierawski.

For the respondent there was a brief by Prosser, Wiedabach, Lane & Quale, S. C., attorneys, and David M. Quale of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by David M. Quale.


ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

Injured while working on a printing press for his employer, plaintiff started this action against the manufacturer and designer of the angle-iron device attached to the press, alleging a defect in design of the device.1 Ordinarily, one would expect this to be a products liability case. However, this approach would require the plaintiff to establish not only a defect in design...

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