Legal Opinion

Antoniewicz v. Reszczynski

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 1975No. 602 (1974)PublishedCited by 159 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.

This case presents the question of whether this court should abrogate the heretofore existing common-law immunities of the owners and occupiers of land. We conclude that the distinction between the duty heretofore owed by a land occupier to licensees and to invitees should be abolished, and that the duty of the land occupier be that required in any negligence action— ordinary care under the circumstances. We decline, however, to change the immunities which a land occupier enjoys in respect to trespassers.

This case arises upon demurrer. The court interpreted the allegations of the complaint to…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  5. Borgnis v. Falk Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1911

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3Cited by159 opinions

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  4. Morgan v. Pennsylvania General InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Charolais Breeding Ranches, Ltd. v. FPC Securities Corp.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1979

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