Legal Opinion
Sauk County v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided May 7, 1996No. 95-1388PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWedemeyer, P.J.
Sauk County appeals from a judgment granting summary judgment to Employers Insurance of Wausau in an environmental insurance coverage dispute. Sauk County claims that Wausau is obligated to defend it with respect to certain counterclaims filed against Sauk County. Sauk County further claims that Wausau breached its duty to defend and seeks a ruling that the breach estops Wausau from contesting coverage under the policy. Because the counterclaims triggered Wausau's duty to defend, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and direct the trial court to enter judgment in favor of Sauk County;…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gross v. HoffmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
- Smith v. Atlantic Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
- Grube v. DaunCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
- City of Edgerton v. General Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
- Berg v. SchultzCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1994
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of WausauWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
- Reid v. BenzWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
- Wisconsin Power & Light Company v. Century Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Flannery v. Allstate InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1999
- Amcast Industrial Corp. v. Affiliated FM InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1998
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