State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Gillette

251 Wis.2d 561 (2002)

2002 WI 31

641 N.W.2d 662

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner,

v.

Franklin GILLETTE and V. Thomas Ostlund, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 00-0637.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Oral argument January 10, 2002.

Decided March 29, 2002.

For the plaintiff-respondent-petitioner there were briefs by Claude J. Covelli and Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field LLP, Madison, and oral argument by Claude J. Covelli.

For the defendants-appellants there was a brief by Gregory J. Egan and Parke O'Flaherty, Ltd., La Crosse, and oral argument by Gregory J. Egan.

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