Kaun v. Industrial Fire & Casualty Insurance

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals, Kaun v. Industrial Fire & Casualty Ins. Co., 142 Wis. 2d 650, 419 N.W.2d 272 (Ct. App. 1987), which affirmed a judgment of the circuit court for Waukesha county, Willis J. Zick, circuit judge, granting summary judgment to Badger Mutual Insurance Company (respondent). Two issues are presented for review. The first issue is whether an insurance company’s payment to its insured under uninsured *665motorist (UM) coverage becomes a payment under underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage when, at some later date, the tortfeasor’s insurance company…