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MORAN v. QUALITY ALUMINUM CASTING CO.

34 Wis.2d 542 (1967)

MORAN, Plaintiff, and wife, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. QUALITY ALUMINUM CASTING COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent: WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

April 28, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Schneider & Tammi of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Walter M. Tammi.

For the respondent there was a brief by Hippenmeyer, Reilly, Fritz & Arenz of Waukesha, and oral argument by Richard S. Hippenmeyer.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by Prosser, Zimmermann & Wiedabach of Milwaukee, for the Wisconsin Electric Power Company.

CURRIE, C. J.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether a wife has a cause of action for loss of the consortium of her husband who has been injured by the negligent acts of a third person.

Twelve years ago this court in Nickel v. Hardware Mut. Casualty Co.1 held that a married woman did not possess such right of action at common law and that it had not been conferred by...

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