Legal Opinion
Wait v. Pierce
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 1926PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed May 11, 1926:
Rosenberry, J.
Two questions are presented upon this appeal. First, under the law of this state, may a wife maintain an action against her husband for injuries to her person, proximately caused by the negligence of the hus*205band? Second, may a third party maintain an action for contribution for injuries caused by the joint negligent act of the third party and husband, even though the wife cannot maintain an action directly against the husband on account of the injuries sustained by her?
The first and primary question in this case has never been…
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