Industrial Commission v. McKenzie County National Bank

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

Wisconsin Mortgage Assurance Corporation (WMAC), previously named Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), appealed from a summary judgment awarding McKenzie County National Bank (the Bank) damages on a mortgage insurance policy. The court also awarded the Bank attorney fees. We affirm the summary judgment in favor of the Bank, but we reverse the award of attorney fees.

The purpose of summary judgment is to expeditiously dispose of a legal conflict on its merits when there is no material fact dispute or if only a question of law is involved. First Interstate…