ANTONIEWICZ v. RESZCZYNSKI

No. 602 (1974).

70 Wis.2d 836 (1975)

236 N. W. 2d 1

ANTONIEWICZ and wife, Respondents, v. RESZCZYNSKI and another, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided December 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief by de Vries, Vlasak & Schallert, S. C. of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Stephen de Vries.

For the respondents there was a brief by Salza, Penegor & Hauke S. C. of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Thomas A. Hauke.


HEFFERNAN, J.

This case presents the question of whether this court should abrogate the heretofore existing common-law immunities of the owners and occupiers of land. We conclude that the distinction between the duty heretofore owed by a land occupier to licensees and to invitees should be abolished, and that the duty of the land occupier be that required in any negligence action— ordinary care under the circumstances. We decline, however, to change the immunities...

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