Waranka v. Wadena Ins. Co.
Annotate this CasePlaintiff sought recovery for her husband’s death, which occurred at a snowmobile event in Michigan. Plaintiff moved for a declaratory order determining that Michigan’s Wrongful Death Act applied to the damage issues in her lawsuit because Wisconsin’s wrongful death statute does not apply to deaths caused outside Wisconsin. The circuit court determined that Wisconsin law would apply to the damage issues in this case. The court of appeals disagreed and concluded that the Michigan law on wrongful death would apply. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Michigan law applied in this case.
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