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· 1/3/1978

Webster v. Klug & Smith

Citations

  • 260 N.W.2d 686
  • 81 Wis. 2d 334
  • 1978 Wisc. LEXIS 1206

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • interpreting the word “highway” under WIS. STAT. § 81.15 (1977-78)—a predecessor statute to § 893.83 (2009-10)—to include sidewalks
  • \We have held that indemnity agreements are to be liberally construed when they are concerned with the negligence of the indemnitor ... and strictly construed when the indemnitee ... seeks to be indemnified for its own negligence.\ (emphasis added)
  • the term “highway” in § 81.15 encompasses sidewalks
  • noting indemnify clauses are agreements between the parties
  • driveway apron as a highway

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Judges: Beilfuss

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