ESTATE OF BURGESS v. PETERSON

No. 94-3043.

196 Wis.2d 55 (1995)

537 N.W.2d 115

The ESTATE OF Martha BURGESS and Gerald Larson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Carl PETERSON, an individual, and Peterson Law Offices, a sole proprietorship, Defendants, ESTATE OF Ralph GRUNDMAN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Martha Burgess, and EDNA GRUNDMAN, as personal representative of the Estate of Martha Burgess, Defendants-Respondents, OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation, and STATE SURETY COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Respondents, Glenyce Roberta PETERSON, Third Party Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 25, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Michael J. Neitzke of Novitzke, Gust & Sempf of Amery.

On behalf of the defendants-third party plaintiffs-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Bruce Gillman of Tomlinson, Gillman & Rikkers, S.C. of Madison.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Kristina M. Bourget of Kelly & Ryberg, S.C. of Eau Claire.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


CANE, P.J.

The Estate of Martha Burgess and Gerald Larson (the estate) appeal a judgment dismissing their claims against the personal representatives, Ralph and Edna Grundman. The estate asserts that the trial court erred by: (1) admitting the testimony of the Grundmans' expert witnesses; (2) improperly instructing the jury by failing to include a list of duties charged to a personal representative by statute; (3) admitting evidence of the financial consequences of...

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