RADLEIN v. INDUSTRIAL FIRE & CAS. INS. CO.

No. 82-536.

117 Wis.2d 605 (1984)

345 N.W.2d 874

Elizabeth RADLEIN, a/k/a Elizabeth Grenier, Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided March 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellent-petitioner there were briefs in court of appeals by Marjan R. Kmiec, Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Kmiec.

For the defendant-respondent there was a brief in court of appeals by Ernest J. Philipp, Mont L. Martin and Philipp & Sletteland, S.C., Milwaukee, and oral argument by Ernest J. Philipp.


STEINMETZ, J.

The first issue in this case is whether the injured plaintiff has stated a bad faith claim against her former husband's insurance carrier since that company did not pay the entire $15,000 of uninsured motorist coverage to her when her injuries potentially had a disproportionately greater value than that. The second issue is whether plaintiff's attorney commenced a frivolous action, since his client had previously...

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