Legal Opinion

Cefalu v. Continental Western Insurance

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided July 6, 2005No. 2004AP2369PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, EJ.

¶ 1. The sole issue in this case is whether William E Theys, who overturned his truck while driving on a highway in the city of Muskego, should be held liable for injuries Tricia L. Cefalu sustained as a result of her subsequent collision with Carl M. Wojnowski at a nearby intersection. Wojnowski and Continental Western Insurance Company submit that the circuit court erred in determining, as a matter of law, that Theys' rollover accident was not a cause-in-fact of Cefalu's injuries and that public policy considerations militate against imposing liability on Theys.

¶ 2. We conclude…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Morgan v. Pennsylvania General InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Morden v. Continental AGWisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
  3. M & I First National Bank v. Episcopal Homes Management, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1995
  4. Gritzner v. Michael R.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Fandrey v. American Family Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by16 opinions

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