Legal Opinion
Gross v. Lloyds of London Insurance
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1984No. 83-664PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*81WILLIAM G. CALLOW, J.
This is a review of a decision1 of ¡the court of appeals affirming an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county, Judge Harold B. Jackson, Jr., allowing an insurance company to deposit in court a check representing the limits of its coverage under a liability policy, thereby relieving the company of its defense in an action filed against its insured and dismissing the company from the action. We reverse the court of appeals.
The issue presented for review is whether an insurer may terminate the defense of its insured by tendering its policy limit for settlement…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pierringer v. HogerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Val's Painting & Drywall, Inc. v. Allstate InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- LePoidevin Ex Rel. Dye v. WilsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- Denham v. La Salle-Madison Hotel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- Roeske v. DiefenbachWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Max True Plastering Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Miller v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Wood v. American Family Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1989
- Mowry v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1986
- General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin v. HillsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
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