GUMZ v. NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.

No. 2005AP1424.

721 N.W.2d 515 (2006)

2006 WI App 165

Grace GUMZ, James Gumz, Michael Gumz and Susan Gumz, Plaintiffs-Respondents-Cross-Appellants, v. NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY d/b/a Xcel Energy, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed July 18, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant-cross respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Michael F. O'Brien of Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C. of Eau Claire.

On behalf of the plaintiffs-respondents-cross appellants, the cause was submitted on the consolidated briefs of Scott Lawrence of Lawrence & Des Rochers, S.C. of St. Nazianz; Gregory J. Cook of Greg Cook Law Offices, S.C. of Milwaukee; and Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C. of Milwaukee.

Before CANE, C.J., HOOVER, P.J., and PETERSON, J.


¶ 1 CANE, C.J.

Northern States Power Company appeals judgments and orders, entered upon a jury's verdict, in favor of James, Grace, Michael and Susan Gumz, arguing: (1) the trial court erred when it declined to give an instruction and verdict question on the statute of limitations; (2) the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion in formulating the comparative negligence verdict question; (3) the judgments for annoyance and inconvenience must be reversed...

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