Legal Opinion

Kocinski v. Home Insurance Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 13, 1990No. 87-1640PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Heffernan

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals, 147 Wis. 2d 728, 433 N.W. 2d 654 (Ct. App. 1988), which reversed1 an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county, Charles L. Larson, Reserve Judge, directing the plaintiff Kocinski to enter into a settlement of her cause of action against the city of Milwaukee and other named defendants. We affirm that decision but direct that the cause be remanded to the circuit court for trial.

Two questions are posed on this appeal. We address both, although only the answer to one is dispositive. The first question is whether a stipulation under…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bratt v. PetersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Mezchen v. MoreWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Thayer v. Federal Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Illinois Steel Co. v. WarrasWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Kocinski v. Home Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1988

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Fox Ex Rel. Fricker v. Catholic Knights Insurance SocietyWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Affordable Erecting, Inc. v. Neosho Trompler, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
  3. In RE MARRIAGE OF NICHOLS v. NicholsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Novak v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2001
  5. Stone v. AcuityWisconsin Supreme Court · 2008

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