Kocinski v. Home Insurance Co.

I dissent. Because there is no clear factual dissertation in the majority opinion, I will supply the chronological data needed for an understanding of the one simple issue on this appeal. That issue is whether at any time a binding settlement agreement had been reached between Alice H. Kocinski and the City of Milwaukee.

9/3/82 Kocinski was injured in a boating accident which occurred on the Milwaukee River.

11/18/83 Kocinski filed a statutory claim1 for injury against the City of Milwaukee.

8/24/84 Kocinski sued the City, alleging negligence in the placement, operation, and control of a barge…