KOBACK v. CROOK

No. 84-1080.

123 Wis.2d 259 (1985)

366 N.W.2d 857

Leslie KOBACK, David Koback and Susan Koback, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael A. CROOK, American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crook, Jr., ABC Insurance Company, a fictitious name of an unknown insurance corporation, and General Casualty Company of Wisconsin, Defendants, Paul BROOKS, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brooks and Threshermen's Mutual Insurance Company, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants there were briefs by Thomas W. St. John, Madeleine E. Kelly and Friebert, Finerty & St. John, Milwaukee, and oral argument by Ms. Kelly.

For the defendants-respondents there were briefs by Todd A. Becker and Coyne & Niess Law Office, Madison, and David J. Colwin and Colwin, Fortune, Colwin & Pomeroy, S.C., Found du Lac, and oral argument by Mr. Becker and David J. Colwin.


HEFFERNAN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

The question presented is whether a third party, Leslie Koback, injured by an intoxicated driver, Michael Crook, has a common law cause of action for negligence against Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brooks and their adult son, Paul Brooks, the social hosts, who served alcohol to a minor, Michael Crook, when the hosts knew, or should have known, that Crook was a minor and knew, or should have known, that the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases