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BROWN v. LACHANCE

No. 91-0240.

165 Wis.2d 52 (1991)

477 N.W.2d 296

Harold BROWN, Plaintiff, v. John LaCHANCE, American Bankers Insurance Company, a foreign insurance corporation, and David Smith, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross Respondents, Hirsh FREED, Marvin N. Geller, Donald E. Paulson, Peter D. Gens, Stephen Wolfberg, M. Frederick Pritzker, Andre C. Jasse, Jr., Carl E. Axelrod, Sheldon M. Drucker, Daniel D. Sullivan, James E. McQuire, Elizabeth A. Ritvo, Marc D. Cumsky, David M. Murphree, Howard L. Levin, Stephen A. Hantman, Louis C. Miller, Alan R. Hollander, Paul P. Perocchi, Nancy R. Wilsker, James R. Kane, Jeffrey L. Keffer, Henry Gesmer, Jack H. Calechman, Kenneth A. Korb, Lawrence M. Levy, Philip C. Schneider, Joel M. Reck, Jeffrey M. Freedman, Gerald P. Tishler, Peter B. Farrow, M. Robert Dushman, Joseph F. Ryan, Forrest David Milder, Neal B. Glick, John Achatz, David A. Garbus, Barbara A. Lenk, Marilyn D. Stempler, Howard A. Levine, John A. Wortmann, Jr., Howard G. Zaharoff, Steven R. London, Steven B. Levine, the Firm of Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer, Third Party Defendants-Respondents-Cross Appellants, Gary Leonard GRIFFITHS, a representative of those certain underwriters subscribing to lawyers professional indemnity coverage policy No. 3501 01500, H.S. Weavers (UWR) Agencies, Ltd., Unionamerica Insurance Company, Ltd., G.R.E. Assurance, Ltd., Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company (UK), Ltd., Trident General Insurance Company, Ltd., Terra Nova Insurance Company, Ltd., Assicurazioni Generali, Turegum Insurance Company, Gjensidige Norsk Skadeforsikring, Kansa General Insurance Company, Ltd., Professional & General Insurance Company, Insco, Ltd., Beneficial American Insurance Company, Ltd., and Employers Insurance of Wausau, Third Party Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 17, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the third party defendants-respondents-cross appellants, Hirsh Freed, et al., the cause was submitted on the briefs of Richard J. Carlson and M. Robert Dushman of Patterson, Jensen, Wylie, Silton & Seifert, S.C., of Appleton.

On behalf of the third party defendants-respondents, Gary Leonard Griffiths, et al., the cause was submitted on the brief of John A. Hansen and Barbara A. Neider of Stafford, Rosenbaum, Rieser & Hansen of Madison.

On behalf of the defendants-third party plaintiffs-appellants-cross respondents, John LaChance, et al., the cause was submitted on the briefs of Thomas G.A. Herz of Michael, Best & Friedrich of Milwaukee, and Robert McCracken of Nash, Spindler, Dean & Grimstad, co-counsel of Manitowoc.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Moser, JJ.

Cane, P.J.

John LaChance, his insurer, American Bankers Insurance Company, and David Smith (LaChance and Smith) appeal the trial court's summary judgment dismissing their third-party claim against Hirsh Freed, et al., Gary Leonard Griffiths, et al., and the Massachusetts law firm of Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer (collectively, Rudnick). LaChance and Smith contend the trial court erred by concluding that they failed to set forth a cause of action for contribution...

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