BAKER v. NORTHWESTERN NAT. CASUALTY CO.


22 Wis.2d 77 (1963)

BAKER, Respondent, v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

December 20, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Ray T. McCann of Milwaukee.

For the respondent there was a brief by Aberg, Bell, Blake & Metzner of Madison, and oral argument by Carroll Metzner.


CURRIE, J.

Northwestern concedes that there are disputed questions of fact but contends that these are immaterial because Northwestern is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law. It asserts that, even though the disputed facts be decided in Baker's favor, they would establish only negligence on Northwestern's part, not bad faith, and that Northwestern's liability can only be predicated upon bad faith. Berk v. Milwaukee Automobile Ins. Co. (1944), 245...

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