Legal Opinion

Water Well Solutions Service Group Inc. v. Consolidated Insurance Company

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 30, 2016No. 2014AP002484PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRebecca G. Bradley, J.

¶ 1. In this duty to defend case, Water Well Solutions Service Group Inc. (Water Well) asks us to reverse the court of appeals' decision1 affirming the Waukesha County Circuit Court's2 summary judgment decision in favor of Consolidated Insurance Company, Water Well's insurer. Applying the longstanding four-corners rule used to determine whether a complaint triggers the duty to defend, see Doyle v. Engelke, 219 Wis. 2d 277, 284, 580 N.W.2d 245 (1998), both the circuit court and the court of appeals concluded that Consolidated did not breach its duty to defend Water Well. In response, Water…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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