DYKEMA v. VOLKSWAGENWERK AG

Nos. 93-1341, 93-2579.

189 Wis.2d 206 (1994)

525 N.W.2d 754

Erin DYKEMA, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Respondent, v. VOLKSWAGENWERK AG, a foreign corporation, Volkswagen of America, Inc., a foreign corporation, Defendants-Respondents-Cross Appellants, STATE of Wisconsin, a sovereign body, and The Travelers Insurance Co., a foreign corporation, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant-cross respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of Robert L. Habush, Howard A. Davis, Mark S. Young, and Virginia M. Antoine of Habush, Habush & Davis, S.C., with oral argument by Robert L. Habush and Mark S. Young.

For the defendants-respondents-cross appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Frank A. Scherkenbach and Jeffrey S. Fertl of Hinshaw & Culbertson, with oral argument by Jeffrey S. Fertl.

Before Wedemeyer, P.J., Sullivan and Fine, JJ.


SULLIVAN, J.

Erin Dykema appeals from judgments,1 after a jury trial, dismissing her causes of action against Volkswagenwerk AG, and Volkswagen of America, Inc. (collectively, "VW"), for common law and strict liability negligence resulting in the personal injuries she received in a one-automobile collision. VW cross-appeals from the judgments.

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