NORTHRIDGE CO. v. W. R. GRACE & CO.

Nos. 95-1193, 95-2035.

205 Wis.2d 267 (1996)

556 N.W.2d 345

NORTHRIDGE COMPANY, a partnership, Southridge Company, a partnership, Sidney Kohl, as Trustee under the Sidney Kohl 1985 Trust, Allen Kohl, 1984 Trust, Herbert Kohl, Dolores Kohl Solovy, The Dolores Kohl Educational Foundation, Inc., The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts Limited Partnership, Elliot M. Siegel, as Trustee under the Elliot M. Siegel 1985 Trust, Melodee Siegel Kornacker, as Trustee under the Melodee Siegel Kornacker Trust, Angela W. Siegel, as Trustee under Trust A, Angela W. Siegel, as Trustee under Trust B, Sidney Kohl, as Trustee under the Sidney A. Kohl 1985 Trust, Dolores Kohl Solovy and Ralph Loewenberg, as Trustees under the Allen Kohl 1974 Trust, F/B/O Daniel Kohl, F/B/O Elizabeth Kohl, F/B/O David Kohl, F/B/O Michael Kohl, Jerold Solovy, as Trustee under the Lawrence Kohl Family Trust, Jerold Solovy, as Trustee under the Robert Kohl Family Trust, and Elliot M. Siegel, as Trustee under the Elliot M. Siegel 1985 Trust, Plaintiffs-Respondents-Cross Appellants, v. W. R. GRACE & COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross Respondent. NORTHRIDGE COMPANY, a partnership, Southridge Company, a partnership, Sidney Kohl, as Trustee under the Sidney Kohl 1985 Trust, Allen Kohl, 1984 Trust, Herbert Kohl, Dolores Kohl Solovy, The Dolores Kohl Educational Foundation, Inc., The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts Limited Partnership, Elliot M. Siegel, as Trustee under the Elliot M. Siegel 1985 Trust, Melodee Siegel Kornacker, as Trustee under the Melodee Siegel Kornacker Trust, Angela W. Siegel, as Trustee under Trust A, Angela W. Siegel, as Trustee under Trust B, Sidney Kohl, as Trustee under the Sidney A. Kohl 1985 Trust, Dolores Kohl Solovy and Ralph Loewenberg, as Trustees under the Allen Kohl 1974 Trust, F/B/O Daniel Kohl, F/B/O Elizabeth Kohl, F/B/O David Kohl, F/B/O Michael Kohl, Jerold Solovy, as Trustee under the Lawrence Kohl Family Trust, Jerold Solovy, as Trustee under the Robert Kohl Family Trust, and Elliot M. Siegel, as Trustee under the Elliot M. Siegel 1985 Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. W. R. GRACE & COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants and the plaintiffs-respondents-cross appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Speights & Runyan, with C. Alan Runyan and Amanda G. Steinmeyer, of Hampton, South Carolina.

For the plaintiffs-respondents-cross appellants a response was filed by Michael, Best & Friedrich, with John A. Busch, Paul F. Linn, and Peter K. Richardson, of Milwaukee; oral argument by John A. Busch.

For the defendant-respondent and the defendant-appellant-cross respondent there were briefs by O'Neil, Cannon & Hollman, S.C., with Thomas G. Cannon, Dean P. Laing, and Gregory W. Lyons of Milwaukee; oral argument by Thomas G. Cannon.

Before Fine and Schudson, JJ., and Michael T. Sullivan, Reserve Judge.


SCHUDSON, J.

W. R. Grace & Company (Grace) appeals from the trial court's denial of its post-verdict motions for judgment or, in the alternative, for a new trial. Northridge Company, Southridge Company, their individual partners, and the Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (collectively, "Northridge") cross-appeal from the trial court's reduction of the verdict by twenty percent. Northridge also cross-appeals from the trial court's order denying photocopying...

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