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COLEMAN v. AMERICAN UNIVERSAL INS. CO.

No. 76-341.

86 Wis.2d 615 (1979)

273 N.W.2d 220

COLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY, and others, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided January 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Richard A. Sachs, Jr., and Marjan R. Kmiec Law Offices of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Sachs.

For Crawford & Company and Thomas Elsen there was a brief by Kenton E. Kilmer, Gregory J. Cook and Kasdorf, Dall, Lewis & Swietlik of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Kilmer.

For American Universal Insurance Company there was a brief by Robert C. Burrell and Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S. C., of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Burrell.

HEFFERNAN, J.

The plaintiff, John Coleman, was injured in the course of his employment by the Sentry Food Stores on July 30, 1975. Sentry Foods was insured for worker's compensation by American Universal Insurance Company, which employed Crawford & Company and Thomas Elsen, an employee of Crawford, to adjust worker's compensation claims.

The plaintiff, Coleman, received substantial worker's compensation payments. This action, brought against the compensation...

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