1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Wis.2d
  4. 218 Wis.2d
  5. 218 Wis.2d 12 (1998)
 

ESTATE OF BECKER v. OLSON

No. 97-0641.

218 Wis.2d 12 (1998)

579 N.W.2d 810

ESTATE OF Michael BECKER, by its Special Administrator, Nancy G. Becker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Julie OLSON, and Allstate Insurance Company, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 25, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Phillip R. Godin and Roberta N. Buratti of Godin & Geraghty, S.C., of Kenosha.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Michael J. Hicks of Hills & Hicks, S.C. of Brookfield.

Before Brown, Nettesheim and Anderson, JJ.

BROWN, J.

In 1993, Arturo Perez shot and killed Michael Becker with a sawed-off shotgun during a confrontation on the front lawn of Julie Olson's home. The Estate of Michael Becker, by its Special Administrator, Nancy G. Becker (the Estate), subsequently brought suit against Olson. The Estate argued that Olson, as the owner of the house, had a duty to exercise ordinary care and that she breached her duty by permitting Perez, whom she knew to be violent, to keep a...

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