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VILLAGE OF BIG BEND v. ANDERSON

No. 80-1472.

103 Wis.2d 403 (1981)

308 N.W.2d 887

VILLAGE OF BIG BEND, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. John U. ANDERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 10, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the brief of Thomas E. Warmington and Cathy A. Warmington of Warmington & Warmington, S.C. of Waukesha.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of T. Michael Schober of Schober & Radtke of New Berlin.

Before Voss, P.J., Brown and Scott, JJ.

BROWN, J.

The primary issue on this appeal is whether a party in a civil case may obtain a reversal of an adverse judgment on the grounds of ineffectiveness of counsel at trial. We conclude an aggrieved party's remedy does not lie against the opposing party in the civil suit but rather should be sought in a malpractice action against the allegedly incompetent attorney. We also find the trial court's findings are supported by sufficient evidence and accordingly affirm...

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