Goetz v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

A quite similar fact situation was presented by plaintiffs’ counsel in the case of Hansen v. Firemen’s Insurance of Newark (1963), 21 Wis. (2d) 137, 124 N. W. (2d) 81, and he strenuously argues the language of that case is controlling here. The particular language relied on is, “If Mr. Hansen or his attorney were delayed in making a timely investigation of the factual circumstances of the accident by reason of the inducement contained in the defendant’s promise, a valid cause of action might be asserted.” While the plaintiffs have incorporated part of this language verbatim in their…