MORGEL v. WINGER

Civ. No. 9708.

290 N.W.2d 266 (1980)

Josephine MORGEL, Edmund Morgel, Individually and as husband and wife, George Morgel, Jocelyn Morgel, Thomas Morgel and Carolyn Morgel, minor children and Kermit A. Mahlum, as guardian ad litem for George Morgel, Jocelyn Morgel, Thomas Morgel and Carolyn Morgel, minor children, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. James WINGER and Winger Cheese, Inc., a North Dakota Corporation, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

March 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey J. Peterson, Bowbells, and Forsgren & Stefonowicz, Crosby, of counsel, for plaintiffs and appellants; argued by Jeffrey J. Peterson, Bowbells.

McGee, Hankla, Backes & Wheeler, Minot, for defendant and appellee James Winger.

Anderson, Tossett & Dobrovolny, Minot, for defendant and appellee Winger Cheese, Inc.; argued by Andrew R. Tossett, Minot.


PAULSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of James Winger and Winger Cheese, Incorporated. The sole issue presented for review is whether or not minor children of a seriously injured parent can recover for the loss of such parent's consortium. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

On March 17, 1977, plaintiffs Edmund and Josephine Morgel, husband and wife, accompanied by their daughter Carolyn and son Raymond, were...

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