Legal Opinion
Waranka v. Wadena Insurance
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided April 10, 2013No. 2012AP320PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUBAUER, EJ.
¶ 1. In this case, we conclude that Wisconsin's wrongful death law does not apply in a case involving an out-of-state death. Sharon Waranka's husband, Nicholas Waranka, died in Michigan. Sharon brought a wrongful death action in Wisconsin. Because Wisconsin's wrongful death law, including its attendant terms and limitations, does not apply to deaths caused *114out of state, Sharon does not have a viable wrongful death claim under Wisconsin law. Instead, Michigan's wrongful death statute applies. We reverse that portion of the order applying Wisconsin's wrongful death law's attendant…
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