E. Harold Hallows

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 byGeorge R. Currie
Succeeded byHorace W. Wilkie
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
May 1, 1958 – August 1, 1974
Appointed byVernon Wallace Thomson
Preceded byRoland J. Steinle
Succeeded byRoland B. Day
Personal details
Born
Emery Harold Hallows

(1904-04-20)April 20, 1904
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 1974(1974-09-11) (aged 70)
University Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathLeukemia
Spouse
Mary Vivian Hurley
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(m. 1930; died 1973)​
ChildrenJoseph, Mary
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer, judge

Biography

Born 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

Hallows 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
  1. "MU Optimistic About Getting Aid from State". Waukesha Daily Freeman. October 4, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Chief Justice E. Harold Hallows, Wisconsin Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  3. "E. Harold Hallows, Wisconsin Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  4. Breunig v. American Family Ins. Co., vol. 173, February 3, 1970, p. 619, retrieved 2017-09-03
  5. Breunig v. American Family Insurance, 45 Wis. 2d 536 (Wisconsin Supreme Court February 3, 1970).
  6. Epstein, Richard A.; Sharkey, Catherine M. (2016). Cases and Materials on Torts, 11th edition. Wolters Kluwer. p. 156.
  7. "Hurley-Hallows". The Capital Times. February 23, 1930. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mrs. Hallows Dies; Wife of Chief Justice". The Capital Times. April 21, 1973. p. 12. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "State Ex-Chief Justice E. Harold Hallows Dies". The Capital Times. September 12, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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