Prosser v. Leuck

¶ 1. Petitioner, Robert Prosser (Prosser), requests that this court reverse the court of appeals' decision which determined that Prosser's settlement offer to respondent Cedarburg Mutual Insurance Company (Cedarburg) was ambiguous and therefore invalid. Accordingly, the court of appeals also determined that Prosser was not entitled to double costs and interest from Cedarburg. The ambiguity arose from the lack of clarity as to whether the offer of settlement was extended only to Cedarburg or to both Cedarburg and its insured, Richard A. Leuck (Leuck). We hold that an insurer, as part of its…