Legal Opinion
Cogger v. Trudell
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1967PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the plaintiffs, the surviving children, have a cause of action for the wrongful death of their mother when the decedent is survived by her spouse.
A cause of action for wrongful death is purely statutory, being derived from sec. 895.03, Stats, (formerly sec. 331.03, Stats. 1959) and sec. 895.04 (formerly sec. 331.04, Stats. 1959).
At common law no such right existed. Milwaukee v. Boynton Cab Co. (1930), 201 Wis. 581, 229 N. W. 28, 231 N. W. 597; Krause v. Home Mut. Ins. Co. (1961), 14 Wis. (2d) 666, 112 N. W. (2d) 134.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Goller v. WhiteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Nichols v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
- Lasecki v. KabaraWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940
- Eleason v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1948
- Pollard v. TobinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Theama v. City of KenoshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Harris v. KelleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
- Chang v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
- Hanson v. ValdiviaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
- Nancy L. Tillett, Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen M. Tillett v. J.I. Case CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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