Legal Opinion
Maxwell v. Hartford Union High School District
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided August 25, 2010No. 2009AP2176PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
¶ 1. The Hartford Union High School District and Hartford Union High School Board *656of Education (collectively, the District) appeal from summary judgment granted to Community Insurance Corporation (CIC) declaring that it did not owe the District coverage for Dawn L. Maxwell's breach of contract lawsuit. The District contends that CIC, in assuming full dominion and control over the defense of the lawsuit, without a reservation of rights, is estopped from denying coverage after it lost the case. We agree. When an insurer forgoes a reservation of rights and exclusively controls the defense of a…
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