Upthegrove Hardware, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Lumbermans Mutual Insurance Co.

Pennsylvania Lumbermans Mutual Insurance Company appeals part of a judgment in favor of its insured, Upthegrove Hardware, Inc. Up-thegrove’s action arose out of a claim for losses incurred when a fire destroyed Upthegrove’s hard ware store. Lumbermans contends that the trial court erred by awarding Upthegrove interest and costs pursuant to sec. 807.01(3), Stats.; the trial court made two errors for which it should have granted a mistrial; the record does not contain credible evidence supporting the jury’s finding that Lumbermans acted in bad faith by denying Upthegrove’s claim; punitive…