Legal Opinion

Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Kujawa

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided February 10, 2015No. 2014AP732Published

1Opinion of the CourtCane, J.

¶ 1. Employers Mutual Casualty Company appeals a judgment declaring that because its insured Joseph Kujawa was not made whole, Employers had no right of subrogation. Employers argues that the trial court erred in denying it the $767 it paid under the medical payments provision of Kujawa's automobile insurance policy. It claims that the made whole rule does not apply when a tortfeasor's liability is undisputed and the tortfeasor's policy limits are sufficient to cover both the insured's injuries and the subrogation amounts. It also claims that Kujawa breached the insurance contract by settling…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rimes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Schulte v. FrazinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Paulson v. Allstate InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Muller v. Society InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Fischer v. SteffenWisconsin Supreme Court · 2011

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