MATTESON v. MATTESON

No. 2005AP2607.

729 N.W.2d 749 (2007)

2007 WI App 23

Estate of James H. MATTESON, Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross-Appellant, v. Robert R. MATTESON, Nancy L. Matteson, and Matteson Communications, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed January 10, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendants-appellants-cross-respondents, the cause was submitted on the briefs of and oral argument by Stephen L. Morgan and Jennifer M. Krueger of Murphy Desmond, S.C. of Madison.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent-cross-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Charles J. Hertel and Daniel J. Posanski of Dempsey, Williamson, Young, Kelly & Hertel, LLP of Oshkosh. There was oral argument by Charles J. Hertel.

A nonparty brief of a Committee of Unincorporated Business Organizations, Business Law Section, State Bar of Wisconsin was filed by Thomas J. Nichols, Chairman, of Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols, S.C. of Milwaukee, Joseph W. Boucher of Neider & Boucher, S.C. of Madison, Michael J. Klinker of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C. of Milwaukee, Joseph D. Masterson of Quarles & Brady L.L.P. of Milwaukee, James N. Phillips of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. of Milwaukee, Walter J. Skipper of counsel of Quarles & Brady, L.L.P. of Milwaukee.

Before BROWN, NETTESHEIM and ANDERSON, JJ.


¶ 1 BROWN, J.

In Lange v. Bartlett, 121 Wis.2d 599, 602, 360 N.W.2d 702 (Ct.App.1984), we explained that when one partner leaves a partnership and allows the other to continue the business, the departing partner is entitled to receive, in addition to a share of the value of the business, a share of the profits until the business is wound up. We also held that the continuing partner...

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