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FISCHER v. CLEVELAND PUNCH & SHEAR WORKS CO.

No. 76-337.

91 Wis.2d 85 (1979)

280 N.W.2d 280

FISCHER, and wife, Plaintiffs-Respondents and Cross-Appellants, v. CLEVELAND PUNCH & SHEAR WORKS COMPANY, and another, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For appellant Cleveland Punch and Shear Works Company there were briefs by Roger L. Wiedabach and Prosser, Wiedabach & Quale, S.C., of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Roger L. Wiedabach.

For appellant Allen-Bradley Company there were briefs by Thomas O. Kloehn, Peter W. Bunde, O. Thomas Armstrong and Quarles & Brady of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Kloehn.

For respondents there was a brief by John K. Brendel and Brendel, Flanagan & Sendik, S.C., of Wauwatosa, and oral argument by John K. Brendel.

WILLIAM G. CALLOW, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages to the plaintiff for injuries suffered when the ram on a punch press came down on his arm. The defendants challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury verdict that the manufacturer of the press and the manufacturer of the foot control were causally negligent. The defendants also maintain that it was error to submit both negligence and strict liability questions to the jury and...

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