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KIM v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUT.INS. CO.

No. 92-0910.

170 Wis.2d 725 (1992)

489 N.W.2d 725

Joseph KIM, as assignee of Young S. Kim and Su M. Kim, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Jennifer A. Olcott, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided August 26, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Richard L. Zaffiro of Racine.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Wilbur W. Warren, III of Warren Law Office, S.C. of Kenosha.

Before Nettesheim, P.J., Anderson and Snyder, JJ.

NETTESHEIM, P.J.

The issue on appeal is whether one who loses the use of a motor vehicle damaged in an accident but who is financially unable to procure a temporary replacement may nonetheless recover the equivalent value of such loss. The trial court allowed Joseph Kim such recovery against the liability insurer, American Family Mutual Insurance Company. We hold that existing Wisconsin law does not recognize such recovery. We reverse that portion of the judgment...

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