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ESTATE OF NEUMANN v. NEUMANN

No. 00-0557.

242 Wis.2d 205 (2001)

2001 WI App 61

626 N.W.2d 821

The ESTATE OF Jane NEUMANN and Jonathan Neumann, a minor through his Guardian ad Litem, Keith Rodli, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. James NEUMANN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 6, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs and oral argument of R. Michael Waterman of Mudge, Porter, Lundeen & Seguin, S.C. of Hudson.

On behalf of the plaintiffs-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief and oral argument of Mark J. Gherty of Gherty & Gherty, S.C. of Hudson.

Before Cane, C.J., Hoover, P.J., and Peterson, J.

¶ 1. CANE, C.J.

James Neumann appeals two judgments that followed a July 1997 wrongful death jury trial concerning the death of his wife, Jane Neumann. One judgment requires Neumann to pay his son, the statutory beneficiary of the wrongful death action, $482,903.26 in damages. The second judgment requires Neumann to pay Jane's estate $400,000 in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages for intentional infliction of emotional stress. We affirm the...

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