Legal Opinion
Schultz v. Natwick
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 2002No. 00-0361PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, C.J.
¶ 1. This is a review of a published court of appeals decision, Schultz v. Natwick, 2001 WI App 281, 249 Wis. 2d 317, 638 N.W.2d 319.
¶ 2. The court of appeals reversed the judgment of the Circuit Court for Dunn County, Rod W Smeltzer, Judge. The circuit court entered judgment for the plaintiffs. The circuit court concluded that the legislature's retroactive increase of the cap on damages for loss of society and companionship in wrongful death cases, from $150,000 to $500,000, was constitutional. The circuit court judgment preceded Neiman v. American National Property & Casualty Co., 2000 WI…
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