Legal Opinion

Sommer v. Carr

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 6, 1981No. 79-832PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSteinmetz, J.

Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company (Prudential) seeks review of the court of appeals decision. That court found Prudential’s third-party complaint was frivolous and remanded the case to the trial court for the allowance of costs and reasonable attorney fees from Prudential to Sentry Insurance Company (Sentry) pursuant to sec. 814.025, Stats.

Prudential was one of several defendants named in a complaint by the plaintiff. Prudential then served a third-party complaint on Sentry. Sentry answered denying applicability of its policy to the accident in which plaintiff sustained…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wurtz v. FleischmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Bank of Sun Prairie v. OpsteinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Maniaci v. Marquette UniversityWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Perrenoud v. PerrenoudWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Thompson v. BeechamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. Board of Medical ExaminersCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1987
  2. Fehring v. Republic InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  3. In Matter of Estate of BilsieCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1981
  4. Stoll v. AdriansenCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1984
  5. Rabideau v. City of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001

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