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FEHRING v. REPUBLIC INS. CO.

No. 81-2445.

118 Wis.2d 299 (1984)

347 N.W.2d 595

Timothy FEHRING and Susan M. Fehring, Plaintiffs-Respondents and Cross-Appellants-Petitioners, v. REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY and Republic Financial Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 4, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioners there were briefs, in court of appeals, by Richard C. Gad and Litow, Gad & Hayman, S.C., Milwaukee, and oral argument by Richard C. Gad.

For the defendants-appellants and cross-respondents there was a brief by John A. Hamell, Jr., and Rausch, Hamell, Ehrle, Sturm & Blom, S.C., Milwaukee, and oral argument by John A. Hamell, Jr.

LOUIS J. CECI, J.

This review concerns a jury verdict finding that respondent Republic Insurance Company (Republic) acted in bad faith by refusing to offer a reasonable amount in settlement of the insureds' claim under a casualty insurance policy. The jury awarded the Fehrings, the insured petitioners, $12,500 on the insurance policy and $10,000 in compensatory damages following a finding of bad faith on Republic's part. The trial court for Milwaukee county, Honorable...

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