Emery Harold Hallows (April 20, 1904 – September 11, 1974) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, from January 1968 until his resignation in August 1974.
The Honorable E. Harold Hallows | |
|---|---|
| 20th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1968 – August 1, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | George R. Currie |
| Succeeded by | Horace W. Wilkie |
| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office May 1, 1958 – August 1, 1974 | |
| Appointed by | Vernon Wallace Thomson |
| Preceded by | Roland J. Steinle |
| Succeeded by | Roland B. Day |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emery Harold Hallows April 20, 1904 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 1974 (aged 70) University Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Spouse |
Mary Vivian Hurley
(m. 1930; died 1973) |
| Children | Joseph, Mary |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge |
Biography
editBorn in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Hallows graduated from Marquette University and received his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School. Hallows practiced law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and taught at the Marquette University Law School.[1] In 1958, Hallows was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and became chief justice of the court in 1968 serving until his retirement in 1974.[2][3]
Hallows authored the Court's opinion in the influential case Breunig v. American Family Insurance Company,[4][5] which established the rule that a sudden mental incapacity, of which the defendant had no foreknowledge, was an adequate defense to tort liability. This rule is often known as the Breunig exception.[6]
Personal life and family
editHallows met his wife, Mary Vivian Hurley, while they were both students at Marquette University. They married February 15, 1930, at St. Catherine's Church in Milwaukee.[7] They had at least two children together. Mary died in April 1973 after a long illness, stemming from a series of strokes.[8] Judge Hallows announced a short time later that he was being treated for leukemia. He died on September 11, 1974, just a month after retiring from the Court.[9]
References
edit- ^ "MU Optimistic About Getting Aid from State". Waukesha Daily Freeman. October 4, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chief Justice E. Harold Hallows, Wisconsin Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "E. Harold Hallows, Wisconsin Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ Breunig v. American Family Ins. Co., vol. 173, February 3, 1970, p. 619, retrieved 2017-09-03
- ^ Breunig v. American Family Insurance, 45 Wis. 2d 536 (Wisconsin Supreme Court February 3, 1970).
- ^ Epstein, Richard A.; Sharkey, Catherine M. (2016). Cases and Materials on Torts, 11th edition. Wolters Kluwer. p. 156.
- ^ "Hurley-Hallows". The Capital Times. February 23, 1930. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Hallows Dies; Wife of Chief Justice". The Capital Times. April 21, 1973. p. 12. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Ex-Chief Justice E. Harold Hallows Dies". The Capital Times. September 12, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Former justices - Justice E. Harold Hallows at Wisconsin Court System
- Hallows, E. Harold 1904 at Wisconsin Historical Society