Appellate Opinions Released December 6, 2007
The Wisconsin Supreme Court released these opinions:
Schmidt v. Northern States Power Co. (summary judgment on tolling of statute of limitations inappropriate when there is more than one reasonable inference about when discovery of injury may have occurred; filed rate doctrine did not bar claim for damage to cattle from stray voltage).
Gumz v. Northern States Power Co. (claim for damages resulting from stray voltage not time-barred because plaintiffs exercised reasonable diligence in discovering the cause of harm to their cattle).
Update: Stray voltage cases were timely filed by David Ziemer, Wisconsin Law Journal, December 7, 2007, on Schmidt and Gumz, above. TRB
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals released these opinions, recommending the following for publication:
Rowell-Gofton v. Evans (court authority to assign a surname to a child in a paternity action).
Wisconsin DOR v. Estate of Schweitzer (DOR may not add gifts made in contemplation of death to the taxable estate).
Schmidt v. Northern States Power Co. (summary judgment on tolling of statute of limitations inappropriate when there is more than one reasonable inference about when discovery of injury may have occurred; filed rate doctrine did not bar claim for damage to cattle from stray voltage).
Gumz v. Northern States Power Co. (claim for damages resulting from stray voltage not time-barred because plaintiffs exercised reasonable diligence in discovering the cause of harm to their cattle).
Update: Stray voltage cases were timely filed by David Ziemer, Wisconsin Law Journal, December 7, 2007, on Schmidt and Gumz, above. TRB
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals released these opinions, recommending the following for publication:
Rowell-Gofton v. Evans (court authority to assign a surname to a child in a paternity action).
Wisconsin DOR v. Estate of Schweitzer (DOR may not add gifts made in contemplation of death to the taxable estate).
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