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GAVERS v. FEDERAL LIFE INS. CO.

No. 83-721.

118 Wis.2d 113 (1984)

345 N.W.2d 900

Wendy GAVERS, Rita Gavers, John J. Gavers, infants, by their Guardian ad Litem, Eugene A. Gavers, individually and as assignees of John J. Gavers, Sr., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. FEDERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 22, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the brief of Lisle W. Blackbourn of Godfrey, Pfeil & Neshek, S.C. of Elkhorn.

For the plaintiffs-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Robert C. Knight of Williams Bay.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.

NETTESHEIM, J.

This is a conflict of laws case in which the trial court, in a nonfinal order,1 determined that California rather than Wisconsin law should govern a presumption of death question. Because we conclude that California has no substantial connections with the facts, we reverse.

The Gavers children, as assignees of their father, John J. Gavers, Sr., brought this action to recover on a policy of life insurance issued by...

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