KNOCHE v. WISCONSIN MUT. INS. CO.

No. 88-1643.

151 Wis.2d 754 (1989)

445 N.W.2d 740

Jeffrey KNOCHE, Plaintiff-Respondent, Thomas KNOCHE and Marilyn Knoche, Plaintiffs, WISCONSIN PHYSICIANS SERVICE, Subrogated Party, v. WISCONSIN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, Timothy STRACKA, Matthew Svensson, and American Family Mutual Insurance Company, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 26, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Randall Skiles, and Stern & Skiles, of Madison.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Kent I. Carnell, and Lawton & Cates, S.C., of Madison.

Before Dykman, Eich and Sundby, JJ.


SUNDBY, J.

In this appeal of a damages judgment, we construe a pretrial settlement offer under sec. 807.01(3), Stats. We hold that the trial court correctly concluded that Jeffrey Knoche's pretrial settlement offer triggered Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Company's liability under sec. 807.01(3) for double taxable costs and, under sec. 807.01(4), for interest on the judgment from the date of the settlement offer. We also hold that the trial court correctly concluded that...

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