1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Wis.2d
  4. 196 Wis.2d
  5. 196 Wis.2d 86 (1995)
 

STATE v. KNUTSON, INC.

No. 93-1898-CR.

196 Wis.2d 86 (1995)

537 N.W.2d 420

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Richard KNUTSON, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 26, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of John H. Hinderaker and Ann Marie Hanrahan of Faegre & Benson of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Daniel J. O'Brien, assistant attorney general.

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

ANDERSON, P.J.

Principles of elementary comparative justice, Wisconsin's tradition of holding corporations criminally liable and persuasive public policy considerations support our conclusion that corporations may be prosecuted for homicide by negligent use of a vehicle. We affirm the conviction of Richard Knutson, Inc. (RKI) holding that it is within the class of perpetrators covered by the statute and that there was sufficient evidence presented at trial to support...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases