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2010AP522 Ulrich v. Cercueils Alliance St. Laurent Inc., et al.

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//October 21, 2010//

2010AP522 Ulrich v. Cercueils Alliance St. Laurent Inc., et al.

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//October 21, 2010//

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Torts
Emotional distress

Crystal Ulrich appeals from a summary judgment decision that dismissed her multiclaim lawsuit against a funeral home, a casket manufacturer, a casket distributor and their insurers. The sole question on appeal is whether a person can recover damages for emotional distress suffered after witnessing a spouse’s casket fall to the ground when a handle broke as pallbearers escorted the casket from hearse to gravesite. We conclude that public policy, as defined in Bowen v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., 183 Wis. 2d 627, 517 N.W.2d 432 (1994), precludes recovery for emotional distress under these circumstances, and therefore affirm the decision of the circuit court. This opinion will not be published.

2010AP522 Ulrich v. Cercueils Alliance St. Laurent Inc., et al.

Dist IV, La Crosse County, Bjerke, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Bird, Charles A., Rochester, MN; Niesen, Andrea B., Rochester, MN; For Respondent: Paradise, Bryan J., Edina, MN

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