Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Continental Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided February 3, 1993No. 92-2417-FTPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNettesheim, P.J.
In this appeal we hold that seven State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company policies provide coverage for the accident. As a result, all seven State Farm policies shall be prorated with a single Continental Casualty Company (CNA) policy in determining the amount each insurer shall contribute to pay the injured claimant's agreed damages. We reverse the trial court's declaratory summary judgment which held that only one State Farm policy should be prorated.
FACTS
The Policies and the Accident
The facts are straightforward and are not disputed. At the time of the accident, Thomas Wieland was…
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