Legal Opinion
Ruckel v. Gassner
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 2002No. 00-2036PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. DAVID T. PROSSER, J.
This case is before the court on certification by the court of appeals pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.61 (1999-2000). It is an appeal of a judgment of the Circuit Court for Dodge County. Circuit Judge Andrew P Bissonnette applied the "made whole" doctrine to a self-funded group insurance benefit plan to preclude the plan from recovering money paid by a tortfeasor to the plan's insured before the insured was fully compensated for his damages.
¶ 2. The issue framed by the court of appeals is whether the parties to an insurance contract may override the made whole…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- FMC Corp. v. HollidaySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Garrity v. Rural Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Rimes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
- Waukesha County v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1982
- Martinez v. Ashland Oil, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1986
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