HOLSEN v. HERITAGE MUT. INS. CO.

No. 92-3216.

182 Wis.2d 457 (1994)

513 N.W.2d 690

Beth HOLSEN, Charles Holsen, Jr., Daniel Holsen, James Holsen, Jill Jones and Michael Jones, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HERITAGE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent, PRASSER-KLECZKA, INC., Jerome J. Kleczka, James J. Waldhuetter, by his Personal Representative, and Michael G. Smukowski, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of M. Angela Dentice and Laura M. Huegerich of Hausmann-McNally, S.C., of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the defendant-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Arthur P. Simpson of Simpson & Deardorff, of Milwaukee.

Before Sullivan, Fine and Schudson, JJ.


FINE, J.

Plaintiffs, five adult children of Charles Holsen, Sr., and Mr. Holsen's son-in-law, brought this action to recover damages they allegedly suffered when the Prasser-Kleczka funeral home substituted the body of another person for the late Mr. Holsen, Sr. The amended complaint alleged, inter alia, that negligent and intentional acts by funeral home employees caused Holsen's adult children to suffer "serious...

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