Wisconsin Supreme Court

Goller, by Guardian Ad Litem, Appellant v. White and Another, Respondents

June 28, 196320 Wis. 2d 402

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of the claims against the insurer because the policy excluded the plaintiff both as a person in the insured's care and as a family member working as an employee. It reversed dismissal of the negligence claim against White, abolishing parental immunity except for conduct involving parental authority or ordinary parental discretion concerning basic care. The court later made that change prospective for causes of action arising on or after June 28, 1963, while applying it to this case. Brown, C. J., concurred in the result but would have retained parental immunity for true parents until legislative action.