Legal Opinion
Nicholson v. Home Insurance Companies, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1987No. 84-1865PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine County, A. Don Zwickey, Reserve Judge. This court took jurisdiction of the appeal upon certification by the court of appeals. Sec. (Rule) 809.61, Stats. 1985-86.
The court of appeals certified the following question which is one of first impression for this court: "When an insurance policy contains a provision which accords uninsured motorist (UM) coverage to a passenger in an insured’s vehicle and also contains a reducing clause which states that any payment under the UM coverage will reduce any recovery for the same damages…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tahtinen v. MSI InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
- Laycock v. ParkerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Welch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
- Radlein v. Industrial Fire & Casualty InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Johnson v. Pearson Agri-Systems, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Hull v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
- Teschendorf v. State Farm Ins. CompaniesWisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
- Beacon Bowl, Inc. v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1993
- Badger Mutual Insurance v. SchmitzWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
- United States Fire Insurance v. Good Humor Corp.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1993
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