Legal Opinion

Corput v. Pekin Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided August 30, 2018No. Appeal No. 2017AP357Published

1Opinion of the CourtSeidl, J.

*256¶ 1 Jody and Sherry Vande Corput appeal an order in which the circuit court: (1) determined the amount of attorney fees to be awarded as reasonable costs of collection in a third-party liability action under WIS. STAT. § 102.29 (2015-16);1 (2) equally *120divided those fees between the Vande Corputs' attorneys and the attorneys for Continental Western Insurance Company (Continental); and (3) approved the parties' settlement agreement. The Vande Corputs argue the court erroneously exercised its discretion in determining the amount and division of the attorney fees. They further argue the court…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Theis v. Midwest Security InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Ramsey v. EllisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Bergren v. StaplesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Anderson v. MSI Preferred InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2005
  5. DeMeulenaere v. Transport InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983

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