Legal Opinion

Great Lakes Trucking Co., Inc. v. Black

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided October 16, 1991No. 91-1206PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.

Great Lakes Trucking Co., Inc. (Great Lakes) appeals from an order granting David J. Black's and Business and Contractors Insurance Center, Inc.'s (B&C) motion for summary judgment and dismissing Great Lakes' complaint with prejudice. Because we conclude that the prior judgment is res judicata and bars Great Lakes' action, we affirm the trial court's order.

Great Lakes is a trucking firm and B&C is an independent insurance company. Black is the president and licensed agent of B&C. In 1984, B&C gave Great Lakes a $60,000 bid for a one-year business insurance package from a combination of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. DePratt v. West Bend Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Werner v. RiemerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Landess v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1983
  4. Juneau Square Corp. v. First Wisconsin National Bank of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1985
  5. Manu-Tronics, Inc. v. Effective Management Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1991

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