Mowry v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co.

This is a review of the circuit court's decision and judgment against Badger State Mutual Casualty Company (Badger State) in the amount of $159,000. In a decision filed on May 23,1984, the circuit court for Waukesha county, Robert T. Mc-Graw, circuit judge, held that Badger State breached its contract and committed bad faith in refusing to defend its insured and in refusing to settle the third-party claim of victim Bradley Mowry within the liability limits of an insurance policy. We reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

This case comes to us on certification from the court of appeals,…