Hoffman v. Dautel

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is a negligence action by the plaintiff against multiple defendants to recover damages arising out of an automobile collision. The plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries to herself and for the loss of consortium, society and companionship which she alleges were sustained by her because of direct injuries to her husband in the same collision. The plaintiff alleges these injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendants.

The question presented by this appeal is whether a wife can recover damages for loss of…