United States Seventh Circuit

Because Wisconsin requires the legislature to unambiguously demonstrate an intent to alter the common law standards for a negligence per se instruction to be appropriate, a law that generally ensures public safety is not necessarily a "safety statute."

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/25/2001
• Published 10/25/2001

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Napleton,Motherway, Glenn & Napleton, Chicago, IL, Lynn D. Dowd (argued), Naperville, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Curtis C. Swanson (argued), Von Briesen, Purtell & Roper, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.