Meleski v. Schbohm LLC

¶ 1. FINE, J.

Patricia Meleski appeals, by our leave, the circuit court's non-final order dismissing on summary judgment her bad-faith claims against Partners Mutual Insurance Company. See Wis. Stat. *718§ 808.03(2) (appeals of non-final orders). The issue is whether a non-insured may assert bad-faith claims against an insurance company when: (1) the company's obligation to the non-insured is fixed, and (2) the non-insured contends the company refuses in bad faith to discharge that obligation. We hold that the non-insured may assert those claims, and, accordingly, reverse.

I

¶ 2. As material to this…