Meihost v. Meihost

Appellants predicate their action for damages solely on the ground that respondent violated Milwaukee ordinance 101-112. However, because the question of liability stemming from leaving keys in an unattended auto should be completely resolved, the complaint should be interpreted as also raising the companion issue of whether respondent is liable on a common-law negligence theory irrespective of the breach of any ordinance.2 Accordingly, the first two issues presented on this appeal, both of which are ones of first impression in this state, are:(1) Was the respondent, because of a violation of…