FINKEN v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY

No. 83-1064.

120 Wis.2d 69 (1984)

353 N.W.2d 827

Mark K. FINKEN, a minor, by James C. Gutknecht, his guardian ad litem, Lueder Finken, and Roelfina Finken, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY, and Milwaukee Transport Services, Inc., d/b/a Milwaukee County Transit System, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendants-appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Kasdorf, Dall, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C., with Joseph J. Ferris of counsel, of Milwaukee.

For the plaintiffs-respondents the cause was submitted on the briefs of Gutknecht & Gerdes, with Dale P. Gerdes of counsel, of Milwaukee.

Before Wedemeyer, P.J., Decker and Moser, JJ.


WEDEMEYER, P.J.

Milwaukee County (the County) and Milwaukee County Transport Services, Inc. (Transport) appeal from a judgment awarding Mark Finken and his parents $8,101. The County and Transport raise the following issues: (1) whether the Finkens complied with the jurisdictional prerequisite of sec. 893.80(1)(b), Stats.; (2) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's findings of negligence and causation; (3) whether the amount awarded for Mark's...

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