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ESTATE OF PASWATERS v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUT. INS. CO.

No. 04-0532.

277 Wis.2d 549 (2004)

2004 WI App 233

692 N.W.2d 299

ESTATE OF Kimberly PASWATERS, by her Personal Representative, Christine Hagan, Cristalynn Paswaters, Mistie Paswaters, Noel Paswaters, and Heather Paswaters, by their Guardian ad Litem, David K. Sparr, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Harold Beck, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 10, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Timothy J. Aiken and James C. Gallanis of Aiken & Scoptur, S.C. of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Colleen D. Ball of Wauwatosa and William R. Wick of Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken LLP of Manitowoc.

Before Brown, Nettesheim and Snyder, JJ.

¶ 1. BROWN, J.

This case involves a wrongful death action by the estate and minor children of shooting victim Kimberly Paswaters. The circuit court held that public policy considerations precluded imposing liability on Harold Beck for allowing his infuriated brother David Beck to secretly eavesdrop on a meeting Harold arranged with Kim to talk through some romantic difficulties she and David had been experiencing without...

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