Employers Health Insurance v. Tesmer

Employers Health Insurance Company appeals from a judgment and an order dismissing its complaint against James Tesmer and Rural Mutual Insurance Company. Employers seeks a declaratory judgment that sec. 102.30(7) (b), Stats., which precludes nonindustrial insurers from participating in worker's compensation proceedings, is unconstitutional. The issue is whether the statute denies nonindustrial insurers a "certain remedy in the law for all injuries or wrongs" as guaranteed by art. I, sec. 9, of the Wisconsin Constitution. We conclude that the statute is constitutional and affirm the judgment.

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