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VINCENT v. PABST BREWING CO.

No. 232.

47 Wis.2d 120 (1970)

177 N.W.2d 513

VINCENT (Dennis), by Guardian ad litem, Plaintiff and Appellant, VINCENT (Ronald), Plaintiff, v. PABST BREWING COMPANY and others, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 5, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by David L. Walther, guardian ad litem, attorney, and Thomas A. Plein of counsel, both of Milwaukee.

For the respondents there was a brief by Wickham, Borgelt, Skogstad & Powell, attorneys, and Reuben W. Peterson, Jr., and George W. Greene of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Peterson.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by George P. Kersten of Milwaukee, for the American Trial Lawyers Association.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by Conrad H. Johnson of Madison, for Insurance Trial Counsel of Wisconsin.

HANLEY, J.

Two related questions are presented on this appeal:

(1) Should the doctrine of pure comparative negligence be adopted in Wisconsin; and, if so,

(2) Should such adoption be accomplished by this court rather than by the legislature?

Under the current law in Wisconsin, the appellant can recover nothing from the respondents because his negligence exceeded that of the respondent Nye. Under pure comparative negligence, however, appellant...

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