Legal Opinion
Satchwill v. Vollrath Company
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided November 19, 1968No. 66-C-55PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
This is an action by the administratrix of the estate of David E. Satchwill to recover for the latter’s wrongful death. The case is before the court on the plaintiff’s motion to have the court apply the Ohio wrongful death statutes to damage issues, and the law of Wisconsin to issues of liability.
For the purpose of this motion the parties have stipulated to the following facts: the decedent, his heirs, and the plaintiff were and are domiciled in Ohio; the defendant is a Wisconsin corporation with its principal and only place of manufacture in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Wilcox v. WilcoxWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
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- In re the Estate of CaccamoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972
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