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MCMANUS v. HINNEY

31 Wis.2d 333 (1966)

MCMANUS, Guardian ad litem, and others, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. HINNEY and others, Defendants: IOWA NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 7, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Robert G. Hartman of Juneau, attorney, and W. Scott Van Alstyne, Jr., of Madison of counsel, and oral argument by Mr. Van Alstyne.

For the respondents there was a brief by Jack McManus, and oral argument by David J. Meier, both of Madison.

GORDON, J.

Two problems are presented by this appeal. First, we must determine whether the former parental-immunity rule (now abolished) applied not only to natural parents but also to persons standing in loco parentis to minor children. Secondly, we must decide whether the record in the present case adequately establishes that the driver, Joseph LaCaria, was in loco parentis with reference to the minor plaintiffs.

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