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HANNEBAUM v. DIRENZO & BOMIER

No. 90-1063.

162 Wis.2d 488 (1991)

469 N.W.2d 900

Jean M. HANNEBAUM and James Hannebaum, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. DIRENZO & BOMIER, a partnership, Direnzo, Simonis & Miller, a partnership, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, a foreign corporation, and Lakeshore, Ltd., a Wisconsin corporation, Defendants-Appellants, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, Blue Cross Blue Shield United of Wisconsin, Cigna Insurance, Kimberly Clark Corp., and American National Can Co., Defendants, AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Employee Benefits Division, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided April 17, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendants-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Joseph D. McDevitt and Steven T. Botzau of Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C. of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the plaintiffs-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of James J. Murphy and Keith R. Stachowiak of Gillick, Murphy, Wicht & Prachthauser of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the respondent, Aetna Life Insurance Company, the cause was submitted on the brief of Michael P. Van Alstine of Foley & Lardner of Milwaukee.

Before Nettesheim, P.J., Scott and Anderson, JJ.

NETTESHEIM, P.J.

In this "slip and fall" case, a jury awarded the respondent, Jean M. Hannebaum, $735,000. The appellants are the defendants, Lakeshore, Ltd., owner of the building site where Hannebaum fell, and two tenants, the law firm of DiRenzo and Bomier and the accounting firm of DiRenzo, Simonis and Miller.

The issues we address on appeal are: (1) whether the special verdict should have inquired separately as to the alleged negligence of the multiple...

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