Legal Opinion
Northwestern National Casualty Co. v. State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1967PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.
The defendant contends that the complaint is a demand for contribution and does not state *241facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The plaintiff contends that the complaint, based on subrogation, states a cause of action for unjust enrichment.
A complaint must be given a liberal construction in favor of stating a cause of action when tested by demurrer. Secs. 263.07 and 263.27, Stats.; Superior Plumbing Co. v. Tefs (1965), 27 Wis. (2d) 434, 438, 134 N. W. (2d) 430; Schlicht v. Thesing (1964), 25 Wis. (2d) 436, 441, 130 N. W. (2d) 763.
The complaint in question did not allege the legal…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Werner v. RiemerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1949
- Cohan v. Associated Fur Farms, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
- McCourt v. AlgiersWisconsin Supreme Court · 1958
- Farmers MA Ins. Co. v. Milwaukee A. Ins. Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Dannhausen v. First Nat. Bank of Sturgeon BayDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1982
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