Wieting Funeral Home of Chilton, Inc. v. Meridian Mutual Insurance

¶ 1. Meridian Mutual Insurance Company paid a portion of á property insurance claim made by its insured, Wieting Funeral Home of Chilton, Inc. (Wieting), but refused to pay the balance of the claim. The lead issue on appeal is whether Meridian's payments served to toll the statute of limitations on Wieting's present action seeking to collect on the balance of the claim. At summary judgment, the trial court ruled that Wieting's action was barred by the statute of limitations set forth in Wis. Stat. § 631.83(1) (2001-02). We uphold this ruling. We also reject Wieting's alternative arguments…