Wait v. Pierce
Wisconsin Supreme Court
1DissentEschweiler, J.
I think it is very clear that the legislature did not, either by ch. 99 of the Laws of *2181881, sec. 246.07 (sec. 2345), or by ch. 529, Laws of 1921 (sec. 6.015), or by them together, intend to do away with the firmly established and well recognized common-law rule that neither spouse can sue the other, a child a parent, or a parent a child, for a tort committed by any one of such on the person of the other, and therefore I must' dissent. I also regret that this new breach in the walls surrounding and guarding the rights to the family relation, one of the trinity of rights for whose…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Craker v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Bennett v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Small Ex Rel. Balthis v. MorrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
- In Matter of BadgerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
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