Kemp v. Miller

This case is before the court on certification from the court of appeals, pursuant to sec. (Rule) 809.61, Stats. The plaintiffs, Mary Ellene Kemp and Walter Albert Kemp, commenced a personal injury action against the defendant, Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc. (Budget), alleging, inter alia, that Budget had rented a defective and unreasonably dangerous vehicle to Mary Kemp. The plaintiffs further alleged that Budget was strictly liable in tort for injury sustained by the plaintiffs as a result of the defective and unreasonably dangerous condition of the vehicle. Budget, in turn, commenced a…