Legal Opinion

Jesse Ex Rel. Reinecke v. Danforth

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 1992No. 90-1312PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals 1 that reversed a non-final order of the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, William J. Haese, Judge, which denied defendants Drs. Danforth's and Ullrich's motions to disqualify DeWitt, Porter, Hug-gett, Schumacher & Morgan, S.C. (DeWitt) as plaintiffs' counsel.

The issue in this case is whether a conflict of interest exists such that DeWitt should be disqualified from representing plaintiffs in their medical malpractice action against defendants. Because we find no conflict of interest to exist, we hold that the DeWitt firm…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bobbitt v. Victorian House, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
  2. State v. MillerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Jesse v. DanforthCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1991

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. AlexanderWisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Lane v. SHARP PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Arkansas Valley State Bank v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
  4. West Bend Mutual Insurance v. PlaymanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
  5. State v. EisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1995

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