Verhelst Construction Co. v. Galles

The appellant assigns as error the denial of recovery of (1) the $1,600 paid to the state and (2) the $200 paid to the undertaker.(1) The respondent claims the amount paid to the state is not recoverable because sec. 102.29 (3), Stats., purporting to provide for recovery from tortfeasors of amounts paid to the state under sec. 102.09 (4m) (f), is unconstitutional as denying the due process of law and equality of rights secured by the Fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States. Unless the respondent’s contention in this respect is upheld the plaintiffs are entitled to…