Legal Opinion
State v. Hydrite Chemical Co.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided August 1, 2002No. 00-3344, 01-0580PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VERGERONT, EJ.
¶ 1. The primary issue we decide on this appeal and cross-appeal requires us to construe the same insurance policy language at issue in City of Edgerton v. General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin, 184 Wis. 2d 750, 517 N.W.2d 463 (1994), in the context of a different fact situation. The issue is whether the term "damages" in the provision that the insurance company "will pay on behalf of the insured all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages" includes the relief the State seeks in this action against the insured, Hydrite Chemical Company. We conclude…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Green Spring Farms v. KerstenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
- Newhouse Ex Rel. Skow v. Citizens Security Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1993
- Shorewood School Dist. v. Wausau Ins.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
- City of Edgerton v. General Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
- Mowry v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of WausauWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. Hydrite Chemical Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2005
- Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of WausauWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
- Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of WausauWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. Hydrite Chemical Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2005