Rosencrans v. Wisconsin Telephone Co.

The issue is whether a wife can assert a separate and independent cause of action against her husband’s employer for damages because of loss of consortium due to injuries sustained by the husband in an industrial accident covered by workmen’s compensation.

The parties are agreed that the injuries sustained by James Rosencrans were compensable under our workmen’s compensation statutes.

The defendant, in the trial court and here, contends that the defendant, by virtue of the fact that it was an employer and subject to the Workmen’s Compensation Act, has no liability because of injuries to…