SCHAEFER v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUT. INS.

No. 92-2769.

182 Wis.2d 380 (1994)

514 N.W.2d 16

Greg SCHAEFER, Susie Smith, Colleen Mathison, Peggy Gundersen, Stuart Schaefer and Bridget Schaefer, as children of the deceased, Donald W. Schaefer, and Marilyn T. Schaefer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Michael J. Luebke of Atterbury, Riley & Luebke, S.C., of Madison.

For the defendant-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Michael S. Anderson and Guy DuBeau of Axley Brynelson of Madison.

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


EICH, C.J.

Donald and Marilyn Schaefer were killed in an automobile accident in May 1990. Their six adult children, the plaintiffs in this case (the heirs), brought a wrongful death action against several defendants, including the other driver involved in the accident and the driver's insurer. The heirs also sued their parents' insurer, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, for "loss of inheritance," claiming that, as a result of their parents' untimely deaths...

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