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WALTER v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO.

No. 83-2069.

121 Wis.2d 221 (1984)

358 N.W.2d 816

Paul WALTER and Jean Walter, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of William P. Croke and Larry J. Britton, of Prosser, Wiedabach & Quale, S.C., of Milwaukee.

For the defendant-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of James P. O'Neill and Bruce A. Marshall, of Arnold, Murray, O'Neill & Schimmel, S.C., of Milwaukee.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.

BROWN, P.J.

The issue is whether the trial court erred when it found, as a matter of law, that the facts did not warrant submission of a punitive damage question to the jury. We hold that the trial court did err and reverse.

On May 5, 1979, Paul Walter purchased a 1954 Cessna 195B airplane in Tampa, Florida. Walter, an experienced pilot, had been looking for this specific type of aircraft for some period of time...

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