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PEOT v. FERRARO

No. 75-703.

83 Wis.2d 727 (1978)

266 N.W.2d 586

PEOT, and others, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FERRARO, and another, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Arlo McKinnon, Kenan J. Kersten and Kersten & McKinnon of Milwaukee.

For the respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Donald R. Peterson and Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S. C., of Milwaukee.

ABRAHAMSON, J.

On October 18, 1968, Kenneth Peot, Jr., his cousin Gerald Peot, and Gregory Ross were killed instantly in a highway accident in Ozaukee County. Each boy was eighteen years old and a minor under then applicable Wisconsin law. Actions for damages for wrongful death brought by the boys' parents were combined and tried to a jury in September, 1975, defendants' liability having been established in an earlier trial.

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