Viking Ins. Co. of Wisconsin v. Jester

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The plaintiff, Ramona Jester, sued her insurance company, Viking Insurance Company of Wisconsin, for the conversion of her car and the first party tort of bad faith in refusing to settle her claim for damages to her car. The defendant insurance company answered, but the trial court later struck the answer because the insurance company violated a court order requiring it to produce its entire claim file and because of a pattern of conduct designed to obstruct the discovery process. The trial court also entered a default judgment as to liability against the defendant.…