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BRUNKE v. POPP

21 Wis.2d 458 (1963)

BRUNKE and others, Respondents, v. POPP, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

November 26, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Kivett & Kasdorf, attorneys, and John R. Henderson and John M. Swietlik of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Henderson.

For the respondents there was a brief and oral argument by Jack L. Goodsitt of Milwaukee.

CURRIE, J.

The trial court held that the law of Georgia determined the rights and liabilities of the parties, because the accident happened in Georgia.1 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...

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