Legal Opinion
Bethke v. Auto-Owners Insurance
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 2013No. 2010AP3153PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnn Walsh Bradley, J.
¶ 1. The petitioners, Lynn and Andrew Bethke (collectively, the Bethkes), seek review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's grant of a declaratory judgment to Auto-Owners Insurance Company.1 The Bethkes seek underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) under a policy issued by Owners as a result of an automobile accident caused by an allegedly negligent driver of a rental vehicle owned by Avis Rent-a-Car (Avis). The Bethkes' mother, Kathryn Bethke, suffered fatal injuries in the accident and Andrew was seriously injured. Avis, as a car rental company, was…
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- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. LangridgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
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