HANLEY, J.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the plaintiffs, the surviving children, have a cause of action for the wrongful death of their mother when the decedent is survived by her spouse.
A cause of action for wrongful death is purely statutory, being derived from sec. 895.03, Stats. (formerly sec. 331.03, Stats. 1959) and sec. 895.04 (formerly sec. 331.04, Stats. 1959).
At common law no such right existed. Milwaukee v. Boynton Cab Co...
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