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RUPPA v. AMERICAN STATES INS. CO.

No. 77-022.

91 Wis.2d 628 (1979)

284 N.W.2d 318

RUPPA, Individually and as personal Representative of Estate of Doctor Rex Ruppa, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY, and others, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Edward Rudolph of Milwaukee.

For the respondents there was a brief by Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field; Frank M. Coyne; Ross & Stevens; W. J. Stern; Wightman, Thurow & Sauthoff; Winner, McCallum & Hendee; Axley, Brynelson, Herrick & Gehl; and Bell, Metzner & Seibold, all of Madison; Brennan, Steil, Ryan, Basting & MacDougall of Janesville; and Paul E. Vos, of Mitchellville, Iowa; with oral argument by Harry Sauthoff and Claude J. Covelli, both of Madison.

For the Madison Saddle Club there was a reply brief by Frank M. Coyne of Madison, and oral argument by Michael Cassidy of Madison.

For American States Insurance Company there was a brief by Robert R. Studt and Jenswold, Studt, Hanson, Clark & Kaufmann of Madison, and oral argument by Robert R. Studt.

BEILFUSS, C.J.

The accident that gave rise to the wrongful death action occurred on August 2, 1973, during the Madison Imperial Horse Show conducted on the Dane County Exposition grounds. Most of the events took place in a building called the Coliseum. However, the accident in question occurred in the building called the Arena. Dr. Rex Ruppa entered an event called "cutting." Cutting is the separating of one animal from a herd of cattle. This exercise requires a well...

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