Legal Opinion

Bauer v. USAA Casualty Insurance

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided June 29, 2006No. 2005AP2443PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.

¶ 1. Melanie Bauer, personally, and as personal representative of the estate of Matthew W Oleson, appeals from an order dismissing her complaint against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The issue raised on summary judgment is whether the underinsured motorist (UIM) clause of her automobile policy with State Farm covered her son, Matthew Oleson, when he was killed while riding in an automobile driven by a friend. We conclude that Matthew did not "reside primarily with" Bauer and therefore, under the unambiguous language of Bauer's policy, Matthew was not insured by Bauer's UIM…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pamperin v. Milwaukee Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Doern v. CrawfordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Belling v. HarnWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Londre v. Continental Western InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1983

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Matthew Lange, eCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  2. GRIMES v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2019
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. ClarkDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2022
  4. Tracy v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2025

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