HUCKO v. JOS. SCHLITZ BREWING CO.

No. 80-660.

100 Wis.2d 372 (1981)

302 N.W.2d 68

Donald HUCKO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jos. SCHLITZ BREWING COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation; Daniel F. McKeithan, Jr.; James M. Clabault; James M. Ruth; James E. McCowan; and Thomas R. Errath, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided January 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendants-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Clay R. Williams of Gibbs, Roper, Loots, & Williams, of Milwaukee, and Anthony F. Phillips of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, of New York, and Anthony F. Phillips, Clay R. Williams, Philippe M. Salomon and Joseph T. Baio, of counsel.

For the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of William R. Jansen of McConnell & Campbell, of Chicago, Illinois, and Michael J. Spector of Quarles & Brady, of Milwaukee, and Francis J. McConnell and William R. Jansen, of counsel.

Before Decker, C.J., Moser, P.J., and Cannon, J.


DECKER, C.J.

We granted this discretionary appeal from a nonfinal order of the trial court1 to determine whether the defendants in this case, none of whom are engaged in the business of publishing newspapers, magazines, or periodicals, fall within the coverage of sec. 895.05(2), Stats. The statute requires that an allegedly libeled plaintiff make a written demand for a retraction or correction...

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