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EARL v. MARCUS

No. 79-630.

92 Wis.2d 13 (1979)

284 N.W.2d 690

EARL, and another, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Respondents, v. MARCUS, Defendant-Respondent and Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided August 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants the cause was submitted on the brief of Jeff Scott Olson and Julian & Associates, S.C. of Madison.

For the defendant-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Mark D. Burish and Aagaard & Burish of Madison.

Before Gartzke, P.J., Bablitch, J. and Dykman, J.

GARTZKE, P.J.

Defendant has moved to dismiss plaintiffs' appeal from the order of the circuit court for a new trial. The motion is granted.

The plaintiffs commenced this action in 1974 for false imprisonment. November 8, 1978 the jury awarded plaintiffs compensatory and punitive damages totalling $25,000. The trial court found that the awards were excessive and gave the plaintiffs the option of accepting reduced damages...

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