Legal Opinion
Peot v. Ferraro
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1978No. 75-703PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrahamson, J.
On October 18, 1968, Kenneth Peot, Jr., his cousin Gerald Peot, and Gregory Ross were killed instantly in a highway accident in Ozaukee County. Each boy was eighteen years old and a minor under then applicable Wisconsin law. Actions for damages for wrongful death brought by the boys’ parents were combined and tried to a jury in September, 1975, defendants’ liability having been established in an earlier trial.
The jury’s special verdict awards were as follows: to the parents of Kenneth Peot, Jr., $15,000 for loss of society and companionship and $5,000 for pecuniary loss; to the parents of…
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