Legal Opinion
Dowhower v. Marquez
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided December 10, 2003No. 01-1347PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
¶ 1. In Dowhower ex rel. Rosenberg v. Marquez, 2003 WI App 23, 260 Wis. 2d 192, 659 N.W.2d 57 (Dowhower II), we applied the principles of insurance contract interpretation espoused in Badger Mutual Insurance Co. v. Schmitz, 2002 WI 98, 255 Wis. 2d 61, 647 N.W.2d 223, to the insurance policy West Bend Mutual Insurance Company issued to the Dowhowers. Applying the Schmitz methodology, we concluded that although the reducing clause in the underinsured motorist (UIM) provision of the policy, standing alone, was unambiguous, the clause's effect was ambiguous within the context of the whole policy…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Folkman v. QuammeWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
- Dowhower v. West Bend Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
- Badger Mutual Insurance v. SchmitzWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. WilliamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
- Sukala v. Heritage Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2000
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