ANDERSON v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE

Nos. 94-1030, 94-2162.

199 Wis.2d 479 (1996)

544 N.W.2d 630

Shirley D. ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided January 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Grant F. Langley, city attorney, and Michael G. Tobin, assistant city attorney.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of Thomas M. Pyper of Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek, S.C., of Madison, and Gregory A. Fedders of Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek, S.C., of Milwaukee.

Before Sullivan, Fine and Schudson, JJ.


SULLIVAN, J.

The City of Milwaukee appeals from a judgment, after a jury trial, awarding Shirley D. Anderson $443,600.87 in compensatory damages arising out of her negligence action against the City. The City also appeals from an order denying its post-verdict motion for relief under § 806.07(1)(d) and (h), STATS.1

The City raises several issues for our review, the primary of which is whether the City can waive the $50,000...

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