Northwestern National Casualty Co. v. State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters

35 Wis.2d 237 (1967)

NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Respondent,

v.

STATE AUTOMOBILE & CASUALTY UNDERWRITERS, Appellant.[*]

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

May 8, 1967.

June 6, 1967.

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Lawrence M. Engelhard of La Crosse.

For the respondent there was a brief by Johns, Pappas, Flaherty & Harman of La Crosse, and oral argument by Robert D. Johns.

HANLEY, J.

The defendant contends that the complaint is a demand for contribution and does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The plaintiff contends that the complaint, based on…