Legal Opinion
Estate of Holt Ex Rel. Holt v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 21, 1989No. 88-2111PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P.J.
This appeal requires us to determine the definition of "pecuniary injury" under our wrongful death statute, sec. 895.04(4), Stats. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company appeals from a judgment holding it liable to Nichole B. Holt for the loss of social security disability payments. The payments were terminated upon the wrongful death of Nichole's husband, Raymond. We affirm, holding that "pecuniary injury" includes loss of social security disability benefits.
Prior to his death, Raymond was drawing monthly social security disability payments of $652 due to a stroke. Nichole and Raymond relied…
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