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WUSSOW v. COMMERCIAL MECHANISMS, INC.

No. 77-726.

97 Wis.2d 136 (1980)

293 N.W.2d 897

Ronald V. WUSSOW, Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner, v. COMMERCIAL MECHANISMS, INC., and Advance Machine Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants the cause was submitted on the joint brief of John Bosshard and Bossard, Sundet & Associates of La Crosse; and Peter S. Hendrixson, Darron C. Knutson and Dorsey, Windhorst, Hannaford, Whitney & Halladay of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

For the respondent there were briefs by Robert D. Johns, Jr., and Johns, Flaherty & Gillette, S.C., of La Crosse, and oral argument by Robert D. Johns, Jr.

Originally reported in 90 Wis.2d 136, 279 N.W.2d 503.

HEFFERNAN, J.

This review poses the principal question of whether, in a products liability case, the matter may proceed to trial on the question of punitive damages after compensatory damages have been settled and the claims for those damages dismissed. We conclude, under the facts of this...

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