BREUNIG v. AMERICAN FAMILY INS. CO.

No. 43.

45 Wis.2d 536 (1970)

173 N.W.2d 619

BREUNIG, Respondent, v. AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 3, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Aberg, Bell, Blake & Metzner of Madison, and oral argument by Carroll E. Metzner.

For the respondent there was a brief by Oldenburg & Lent of Madison, and oral argument by Hugh F. Oldenburg.


HALLOWS, C. J.

There is no question that Erma Veith was subject at the time of the accident to an insane delusion which directly affected her ability to operate her car in an ordinarily prudent manner and caused the accident. The specific question considered by the jury under the negligence inquiry was whether she had such foreknowledge of her susceptibility to such a mental aberration, delusion or hallucination as to make her negligent in driving a car at all under...

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