BETCHKAL v. WILLIS

No. 84-016.

122 Wis.2d 419 (1984)

363 N.W.2d 248

Ryan R. BETCHKAL and Wisconsin Life Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Bernita K. WILLIS and Badger State Mutual Casualty Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendants-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of John V. O'Connor of O'Connor & Warren, of Kenosha.

For the plaintiffs-respondents, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Matthew H. Quinn of Hand & Quinn, S.C., of Racine.

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


SCOTT, C.J.

Bernita K. Willis and Badger State Mutual Casualty Company appeal from a judgment against them based on a jury verdict which found Willis negligent in making a left turn. Willis contends that the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the law governing left turns. We conclude that the instructions were erroneous and that such error was prejudicial. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial on...

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