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PRITCHETT v. TOWN OF BEETOWN

No. 85-1773.

129 Wis.2d 424 (1986)

385 N.W.2d 225

Thomas P. PRITCHETT, Plaintiff-Appellant. v. TOWN OF BEETOWN, a domestic political corporation, and Heritage Mutual Insurance Company, a domestic insurance corporation, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 20, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Lynn R. Laufenberg and Frisch, Dudek & Slattery of Milwaukee.

For the defendants-respondents the cause was submitted on the briefs of F. J. Antoine and Peterson, Antoine & Peterson of Prairie du Chien.

Before Gartzke, P.J., Dykman, J. and Eich, J.

DYKMAN, J.

Thomas Pritchett was injured when his tractor fell or skidded off a town road. In his complaint, he alleged that the Town of Beetown caused his injuries by negligently grading the road. The parties agree that the grading was done by a town employee using a motor grader. The jury found the town negligent and awarded Pritchett damages of $142,979.66. The trial court limited Pritchett's recovery to $50,000 pursuant to sec. 81.15, Stats., which provides in...

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