Thompson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

This case is before the court on certification from the court of appeals pursuant to sec. (rule) 809.61, Stats. 1987-88. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) appeals from a summary judgment entered by the circuit court of Barron county, the Honorable James C. Eaton, Judge, for damages in favor of Linda Thompson and against State Farm in the amount of $300,000 plus costs and disbursements.

This is an underinsured motorist case. The issue certified to us by the court of appeals was stated as: Does the accidental shooting of a passing motorist by a deer hunter seated on the…