BECKER v. STATE FARM INS. CO.

No. 86-1937.

141 Wis.2d 804 (1987)

416 N.W.2d 906

Monti BECKER and Cheryl Becker, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Respondents, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and George Lincoln, Defendants-Respondents and Cross-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants-cross-respondents there were briefs and oral argument by John A. Becker of Hanson, Gasiorkiewicz & Becker, S.C., of Racine.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents-cross-appellants there were briefs by Adrian P. Schoone, Russell M. Ware, and David M. Victor of Schoone, McManus, Hankel, Ware & Fortune, S.C., of Racine, with oral argument by Russell M. Ware.

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


NETTESHEIM, J.

George Lincoln's dog broke out of its penned enclosure and darted onto a roadway causing a vehicle operated by Cheryl Becker to take evasive action and leave the highway. Becker claimed injury as a result of the accident. The jury found both Becker and Lincoln not negligent.

Becker appeals, contending that a town of Yorkville ordinance prohibiting a dog owner from permitting his dog to run at large...

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