Legal Opinion
Briggs v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 25, 2000No. 99-1123PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoover, P.J.
¶ 1. Farmers' Insurance Exchange appeals the portion of a judgment that awarded Laurie and George Briggs costs following confirmation of an arbitration award. According to this court's holding in Finkenbinder v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 215 Wis. 2d 145, 572 N.W.2d 501 (Ct. App. 1997), costs are not available absent a litigated trial court proceeding. There was no such proceeding here, and therefore costs are not available.
¶ 2. The circuit court also doubled the costs and awarded interest under Wis. Stat. § 807.01 (1995-96) 2 because Farmers did not respond to a settlement offer served…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In RE MARRIAGE OF COOK v. CookWisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
- Kleinke v. Farmers Cooperative Supply & ShippingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
- Prosser v. LeuckWisconsin Supreme Court · 1999
- State Ex Rel. Badke v. Village Board of the Village of GreendaleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1993
- J.J. Andrews, Inc. v. MidlandCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1991
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- Hofflander v. St. Catherine's Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2001
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