Baker v. Northwestern National Casualty Co.

The Insurer’s Violations of Duty.

In ruling upon Northwestern's motion for summary judgment, this court considered various duties on the part of an insurer which relate to whether it has acted in good faith in failing to settle the claim. Baker v. Northwestern National Casualty Co. (1963), 22 Wis. (2d) 77, 125 N. W. (2d) 370. Referring to Hilker v. Western Automobile Ins. Co. (1930, 1931), 204 Wis. 1, 231 N. W. 257, 235 N. W. 413, we discussed three specific duties on the part of the insurance carrier.

The first duty recited in the 1963 Baker Case (p. 82) was that the insurance company “must…