BERNDT v. MOLEPSKE

No. 96-2620.

211 Wis.2d 572 (1997)

565 N.W.2d 549

Paige K. BERNDT and Kaitlin I. Berndt, minors by their Guardian ad Litem, Mark A. Peterson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Lauralie H. BLADER, Plaintiff, v. Louis J. MOLEPSKE, Defendant, Dennis J. MASSOGLIA and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Mark A. Peterson and Robert K. Bultman of McNally, Maloney & Peterson, S. C. of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Charles H. Bohl and John P. Spector of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C. of Milwaukee.

Before Dykman, P.J., Vergeront and Roggensack, JJ.


DYKMAN, P.J.

Paige Berndt and Kaitlin Berndt, by their guardian ad litem, appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their negligence action against Dennis J. Massoglia and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Massoglia's professional liability insurer. Massoglia was Paige and Kaitlin's guardian ad litem during their parents' divorce proceeding. The issue is whether guardians ad litem may be held liable for negligently performing their duties during...

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