DOBRATZ v. THOMSON

No. 88-2320.

155 Wis.2d 307 (1990)

455 N.W.2d 639

Brenda DOBRATZ, Personally and as Special Administrator of the Estate of her deceased husband, Mark Dobratz, Plaintiffs-Respondents-Cross Appellants, v. Gregg THOMSON, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, Ron Abraham, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, James C. Cooney, Transamerica Insurance Company, Thomas Smith, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, Jeff Thomson, Sheboygan Falls Mutual Insurance Company, Bryan Hahn, Defendants-Appellants-Cross Respondents, BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD UNITED OF WISCONSIN, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendants-appellant-cross respondents the cause was submitted on the briefs of Michael S. Siddall and John D. Claypool of Herrling, Clark, Hartzheim & Siddall, Ltd. of Appleton.

For the plaintiffs-respondents-cross appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of John E. Shannon, Jr., and Russell T. Golla of Anderson, Shannon, O'Brien, Rice & Bertz of Stevens Point.

Before Eich, C.J., Dykman and Sundby, JJ.


EICH, C.J.

This is a summary judgment case involving the validity of a release signed by Mark Dobratz, who was killed while performing in a waterski show sponsored by Webfooter Water Shows, Inc., a nonprofit corporation operating as a waterski club. Dobratz's widow, Brenda Dobratz, both as personal representative of his estate and in her own capacity, sued club officers and various participants in the show and their personal liability insurers. Both sides moved for...

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