Legal Opinion
James v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 10, 1982No. 81-1988PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoser, P.J.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of Aetna Life and Casualty Company (Aetna) dismissing the complaint of Richard James (James). We affirm.
James filed a worker’s compensation application with the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations alleging a work-related back injury on or about April 5, 1979. He claimed that the injury occurred while he was throwing a concrete block onto scaffolding which was approximately six feet high.
On May 12, 1980, James filed his first circuit court complaint against Aetna alleging that they had acted in bad faith in discontinuing his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Coleman v. American Universal Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- Heck & Paetow Claim Service, Inc. v. HeckWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Davis v. Allstate InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Hiltpold v. T-Shirts Plus, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
3Cited by15 opinions
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- DeChant v. Monarch Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
- John S. Pace v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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