VER HAGEN v. GIBBONS

No. 241.

47 Wis.2d 220 (1970)

177 N.W.2d 83

VER HAGEN and wife and another, Respondents, v. GIBBONS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Steele, Smyth, Klos & Flynn and Marvin H. Davis, all of La Crosse, and oral argument by Mr. Davis.

For the respondents there was a brief by Johns, Flaherty, Harman & Gillette and Donald J. Harman, all of La Crosse, and oral argument by Donald J. Harman.


HANLEY, J.

The sole issue before this court is whether one can recover for mental anguish and emotional distress which is the result of another's negligence and which is not manifested by, or causative of, any physical injury.

One of the earliest cases involving mental distress is Summerfield v. Westen Union Telegraph Co. (1894), 87 Wis. 1, 2, 57 N. W. 973. There this court denied recovery to one who, due...

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