Legal Opinion
Brunke v. Popp
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 1963PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, J.
The trial court held that the law of Georgia determined the rights and liabilities of the parties, because the accident happened in Georgia. Under the common-law rule in Georgia a host-driver of a motor vehicle is not liable to an invited guest for ordinary negligence, but only for gross negligence. Epps v. Parrish (1921), 26 Ga. App. 399, 106 S. E. 297. A more-recent Georgia case in which this rule was applied is Chancey v. Cobb (1960), 102 Ga. App. 636, 117 S. E. (2d) 189, application for certiorari denied. Gross negligence is defined by sec. 105-203, Georgia Code Annotated. Such…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bielski v. SchulzeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
- Haumschild v. Continental Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
- Epps v. ParrishCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Chancey v. CobbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Pingel v. ThielmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Wilcox v. WilcoxWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- Heath v. ZellmerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Richard P. Watts, Administrator of the Estate of Ronald Arthur Storz, Deceased v. Pioneer Corn Company, Inc., and Harold J. GoodrichCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Pruss v. StrubeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
- Krolikowski v. Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
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