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PRISKE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 76-658.

89 Wis.2d 642 (1979)

279 N.W.2d 227

PRISKE, Plaintiff-Respondent and Cross-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, and another, Defendants and Cross-Respondents: DROTT TRACTOR COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 30, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by David M. Quale, Douglas H. Starck and Prosser, Wiedabach & Quale, S. C. of Milwaukee, and oral argument by David M. Quale.

For the respondent and cross-appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Frank M. Coyne of Madison.

For the cross-respondents there was a brief by Eugene O. Gehl and Axley, Brynelson, Herrick & Gehl, attorneys, of Madison, and Otis M. Smith, Douglas E. Brown, of counsel, General Motors Corporation, Detroit Michigan, and oral argument by Eugene O. Gehl.

SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, J.

William H. Priske commenced this action for personal injuries incurred when the brakes of a front-end loader failed and Priske was pinned against a crusher. The front-end loader was designed and manufactured by Terex Earth Moving Equipment Division, General Motors Corporation (GM). It was delivered in 1967 or 1968 to Drott Tractor Co. (Drott), a GM dealer. Drott rented the front-end loader for a time, later rebuilt it under GM supervision...

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