Legal Opinion
Insurance Co. of North America v. Cease Electric Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 2004No. 03-0689PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnn Walsh Bradley, J.
¶ 1. The petitioners, Cease Electric Inc., d/b/a Zillmer Electric and Pekin Insurance Company seek review of a court of appeals' decision affirming a circuit court judgment awarding Cold Spring Egg Farm, Inc., and its insurance carrier, Insurance Company of North America, damages for losses sustained due to the failure of a barn ventilation system. Cease Electric, a contract electrician, asserts that it was retained to manufacture a product, namely the ventilation system. Accordingly, it contends that the economic loss doctrine precludes Cold Spring's recovery under tort.
¶ 2. We agree with…
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