Legal Opinion
Wegner v. Heritage Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided December 2, 1992No. 92-1084PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
Sandra Wegner appeals from a judgment granting Heritage Mutual Insurance Company's (Heritage Mutual) motion for summary judgment and dismissing with prejudice Wegner's complaint against Heritage Mutual. Because we conclude that the uninsured motorist insurance laws do not provide coverage for a hit-and-run driver that does not "hit" another vehicle, we affirm the trial court's judgment.
Sandra was injured in an automobile accident which occurred in October 1990. The car was driven by her husband, Lee Wegner, and she was a passenger. The Wegners were traveling southbound in the far right lane…
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- Hemerley v. American Family Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1985
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