Burns v. Milwaukee Mutual Insurance

Milwaukee Mutual Insurance Company appeals from a judgment on agreed facts awarding Mary M. Burns money damages for her personal injuries and for the wrongful death of her husband. She cross-appeals from an order dismissing her separate claim for punitive damages. The issue in Milwaukee Mutual’s appeal is whether the trial court erred by stacking uninsured motorist coverage on two automobiles. The issue in the cross appeal is whether recovery of punitive damages on an uninsured motorist insurance claim violates public policy. We conclude that stacking is proper and that allowing punitive…