Legal Opinion

Tahtinen v. MSI Insurance

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 31, 1985No. 83-954PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliam A. Bablitch, J.

MSI Insurance Company seeks review of a decision of the court of appeals which held that an insurer is required to stack1 coverage from each policy of uninsured motorist coverage it issues to the same insured even though each of the *160policies contains a reducing clause2 prohibiting stacking of coverage. We hold that the court of appeals correctly determined that the Wisconsin stacking statute is unambiguous. This statute voids reducing clauses which prohibit stacking of multiple policy coverages issued by the same insurer to the same insured. We therefore affirm the decision of the court of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ball v. District No. 4, Area BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Kollasch v. AdamanyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
  3. State v. ClausenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Standard Theatres, Inc. v. State, Department of TransportationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. WittrockWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by108 opinions

  1. Wood v. American Family Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Ervin v. City of KenoshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Martin Ex Rel. Scoptur v. RichardsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Nicholson v. Home Insurance Companies, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Welch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985

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