Jury Instructions
After a vehicular accident, Leslie Gunderson and his son, Keagen Gunderson, brought a personal injury lawsuit against Jennifer Franks; her employer, Happy Trails Transport, LLC; and her employer’s insurer, Artisan and Truckers Casualty Company (collectively, Franks).
Sentencing Guidelines – Supervised Release
Brandin L. McConochie appeals from a judgment convicting him of three counts of lewd and lascivious behavior, as a repeater, and from an order denying his postconviction motion.
Statutory Interpretation – Economic Loss Doctrine
At issue in this construction dispute is whether the economic loss doctrine bars a negligence claim seeking purely economic losses—delay damages—by one subcontractor against another with whom there was no contract.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Mister N.P. Bratchett appeals a judgment of conviction for mutilating a body with the intent to conceal a crime, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.11(1) (2015-16), following a jury trial.
Sentence Credit
Wyatt Kontny appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion seeking one day of additional sentence credit under WIS. STAT. § 973.155 (2017-18).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Quaid Q. Belk appeals from his judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Contract Termination – Equitable Adjustment
MODS International, Inc., appeals a small claims judgment awarding Karen Mayo $10,000, plus costs. MODS argues the circuit court erred by determining that MODS was not entitled to an equitable adjustment of the time in which to complete its obligations under the parties’ contract.
Trusts & Estates – Slander of Title
James Schultz, as trustee for the Thomas Seubert & Nancy Seubert Revocable Trust (the Trust), appeals a summary judgment order dismissing the Trust’s slander of title and interference with contract claims against the Jensen, Scott, Grunewald & Shiffler, S.C., law firm.
Ordinance Interpretation
Sunflower Prop II, LLC, appeals a judgment validating the enforceability of Oneida County’s pier ordinance and the County’s finding that Sunflower is in violation of that ordinance.
Divorce – Child Support
Dawn Petit appeals a divorce judgment dividing the marital estate, establishing monthly child support payments from her former husband, Terrance Petit, and ordering monthly maintenance to Dawn.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Kane Robinson appeals from an amended judgment convicting him of felony murder, as a party to the crime, and from orders denying two postconviction motions.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
MidCountry Bank appeals an order voiding a sheriff’s sale of Todd and Carolyn Bork’s home and prohibiting MidCountry from executing a judgment on the Borks’ real property for as long as it remains their primary residence.
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property