KOLPIN v. PIONEER POWER & LIGHT

No. 88-2076.

162 Wis.2d 1 (1991)

469 N.W.2d 595

Brad KOLPIN and Virginia Kolpin, Plaintiffs-Respondents-Cross Appellants-Petitioners, v. PIONEER POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant-Cross Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-respondents-cross appellants-petitioners there were briefs by William J. Corrigan and Menn, Nelson, Sharratt, Teetaert & Beisenstein, Ltd., Appleton and oral argument by Joseph J. Beisenstein.

For the defendant-appellant-cross respondent, there was a brief by Lindsay G. Arthur, Jr. and Arthur, Chapman & McDonough, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota and oral argument by Lindsay G. Arthur, Jr.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Marsha M. Mansfield, James W. Gardner and Lawton & Cates, S.C., Madison for Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers and The Electromagnetics Research Foundation, Inc.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Terrence C. Thom, Dorothy H. Dey and Quale, Feldbruegge, Calvelli, Thom & Croke, S.C., Milwaukee for Northern States Power Company, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Superior Water, Light & Power Company, Wisconsin Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association.


DAY, J.

This is a review of a decision by the court of appeals. Kolpin v. Pioneer Power & Light Co., 154 Wis.2d 487, 453 N.W.2d 214 (Ct. App. 1990). The majority of the court of appeals (Gartzke, P.J., dissenting) reversed a judgment in favor of Brad and Virginia Kolpin (Kolpins) against the Kolpins' electric company, Pioneer Power & Light (Pioneer) for damages to their

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