Legal Opinion
Saxhaug v. Forsyth Leather Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1948PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFairchild, J.
The first question to be answered is whether the release executed by the widow to Schlitz extinguished her right to be here allowed recovery against the appellant. To support the contention that it did, appellant cites cases in which this court has held that a release given by an injured party to one of several wrongdoers releases all and is a bar to an action against those not named in the release. Ellis v. Esson (1880), 50 Wis. 138, 6 N. W. 518; Retelle v. Sullivan (1927), 191 Wis. 576, 578, 211 N. W. 756. In the Retelle Case the injured party brought suit against a doctor to recover for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Anderson v. Miller Scrap Iron Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1919
- Ellis v. EssonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- Devine's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Neitzke v. Kraft-Phenix Dairies, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1934
- Rosholt v. Worden-Allen Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by16 opinions
- The American Exchange Bank of Madison, Wisconsin, as of the Estate of Pauline H. Williams, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
- Guse v. A. O. Smith Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
- Byers v. Labor & Industry Review CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
- Wasley v. KosmatkaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
- Schachtner v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations, Equal Rights DivisionCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1988
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