Legal Opinion

Woltman v. Woltman

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided October 6, 1922No. 23,094PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.

The complaint alleges that plaintiff and defendant are husband and wife and are living together; that they were riding together *218in an automobile, defendant driving the car; that through defendant’s negligence the car overturned and plaintiff was injured. Plaintiff asks judgment against her husband for damages for the injury sustained. The trial court sustained defendant’s demurrer to the complaint. Plaintiff appeals.

The sole question on this appeal is whether a wife may maintain an action against her husband to recover damages for his negligent tort. If the question were a new one it would…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Strom v. StromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  2. Drake v. DrakeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Beaudette v. FranaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
  2. Brown v. GosserCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
  3. Courtney v. CourtneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
  4. Fitzmaurice v. FitzmauriceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1932
  5. American Automobile Insurance v. MollingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953

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