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FITZGERALD v. MEISSNER & HICKS, INC.,

38 Wis.2d 571 (1968)

FITZGERALD, Appellant, v. MEISSNER & HICKS, INC., and others, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

April 9, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Goldberg, Previant & Uelmen of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Albert J. Goldberg.

For the respondent Meissner & Hicks, Inc., there was a brief by Prosser, Zimmermann, Wiedabach, Koppa & Lane of Milwaukee, and James W. Lane of counsel.

For the respondent Towne Manufacturing Company there was a brief by Merten, Connell & Sisolak of Milwaukee, attorneys, and James G. Sisolak of counsel, and oral argument by James G. Sisolak.

For the respondent Woerfel Corporation there was a brief by Kluwin, Dunphy, Hankin & Hayes of Milwaukee, and oral argument by John A. Kluwin.

BEILFUSS, J.

The issues presented on this appeal are: 1. Does the rule of law recognizing a wife's right to maintain a cause of action for loss of consortium as set forth in Moran v. Quality Aluminum Casting Co., supra, have prospective or retrospective application?

2. Must a wife claiming loss of consortium, because of an injury to her husband, join her cause of action with an action by her husband for his...

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