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GENERAL CAS. CO. v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 97-3607.

225 Wis.2d 353 (1999)

592 N.W.2d 198

GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN, Charles Willard and Kay Willard, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants there were briefs by Stephen E. Ehlke, David J. Pliner and Bell, Metzner, Gierhart & Moore, S.C., Madison.

For the defendant-respondent there was a brief by Kristin Houtari and Winner, Wixson & Pernitz, Madison and John T. Coleman, Virginia C. Leete and Donohue, Brown, Mathewson & Smyth, Chicago, IL.

¶ 1. WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

In Wisconsin, the economic loss doctrine bars tort recovery for economic loss suffered by commercial entities. This case requires that we determine whether the economic loss doctrine also applies to consumer transactions, even when a product is damaged under "sudden and calamitous" conditions. General Casualty Insurance Company of Wisconsin (General Casualty) and Charles and Kay Willard (the Willards) (collectively "plaintiffs"),...

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