City of Milwaukee v. Boynton Cab Co.

The following opinion was filed June 11, 1930:

Fowler, J.

Upon motion for rehearing reargument was ordered on two questions: (1) Was the widow’s cause of action for death by wrongful act assigned to the employer by virtue of sec. 102.29 of the workmen’s compensation act? (2) Did the city’s payment of the award of the industrial commission give it a common-law cause of action against a person negligently causing the death for recovery of the amount paid?(1) Sec. 331.03, Stats., gives a cause of action to a widow for death of her husband by wrongful act. Sec. 331.04 provides every such action…