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ROSENCRANS v. WISCONSIN TELEPHONE CO.

No. 243.

54 Wis.2d 124 (1972)

194 N.W.2d 643

ROSENCRANS, Appellant, v. WISCONSIN TELEPHONE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 29, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Beck & Buckley of Waukesha, and oral argument by John P. Buckley.

For the respondent there was a brief by Phillip L. Wettengel and F. D. Huber, Jr., attorneys, and A. Thomas Breit of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Huber.

BEILFUSS, J.

The issue is whether a wife can assert a separate and independent cause of action against her husband's employer for damages because of loss of consortium due to injuries sustained by the husband in an industrial accident covered by workmen's compensation.

The parties are agreed that the injuries sustained by James Rosencrans were compensable under our workmen's compensation statutes.

The defendant, in the trial court and here, contends...

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