Legal Opinion

Waters v. Markham

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 7, 1931PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J.

It is undisputed that the plaintiff, at the time of the accident, was a guest of the Reverend Bruggink, the deceased. The legal relation existing between them was that of licensor and licensee and their respective rights and *337liabilities were those incidental to such a relation as established by law. Greenfield v. Miller, 173 Wis. 184, 180 N. W. 834; O’Shea v. Lavoy, 175 Wis. 456, 185 N. W. 525; Cleary v. Eckart, 191 Wis. 114, 210 N. W. 267; Thomas v. Steppert, 200 Wis. 388, 228 N. W. 513. It is clearly the law of this state that an automobile host owes to his guest the duty of exercising…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Higgins v. MasonNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Cleary v. EckartWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Greenfield v. MillerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Sommerfield v. FluryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1929
  5. Bentson v. BrownWisconsin Supreme Court · 1925

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Delair v. McAdooSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Chaisson v. WilliamsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1931
  3. Pawlowski v. EskofskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
  4. In Re Smoke's EstateNebraska Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Fontaine v. FontaineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931

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