BINDRIM v. B. & J. INS. AGENCY

Nos. 92-1279, 92-1645.

190 Wis.2d 525 (1995)

527 N.W.2d 320

Thomas D. BINDRIM, Plaintiff, COLONIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner, DAIRYLAND INSURANCE COMPANY and Threshermen's Mutual Insurance Company, Defendants-Respondents, Deborah HOMMELAND and the Cinicinnati Insurance Company, Defendants, Susan J. DEGANO and Giuliano Degano, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. B. & J. INSURANCE AGENCY, Third Party Defendant. Thomas D. BINDRIM, Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross Appellant, v. COLONIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner, DAIRYLAND INSURANCE COMPANY and Threshermen's Mutual Insurance Company, Defendants-Respondents, Deborah HOMMELAND, Defendant, The CINICINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants-Cross Respondent, Susan J. DEGANO and Giuliano Degano, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Respondents-Cross Appellants, v. B. & J. INSURANCE AGENCY, Third Party Defendant-Cross Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-petitioner there were briefs by Thomas J. Binder and Otjen, Van Ert, Stangle, Lieb & Weir, S.C., Milwaukee and oral argument by Thomas J. Binder.

For the defendant-respondent, Dairyland Insurance Company, there was a brief and oral argument by John M. Swietlik, Jr., counsel for Dairyland Insurance Company, Milwaukee.

For the defendant-respondent, Threshermen's Mutual Insurance Company, there was a brief (in the court of appeals) by Kristi L. Fry and Wagner & Fry, Fond du Lac and oral argument by Kristi L. Fry.

For the defendant-cross respondent, The Cincinnati Insurance Company, there was a brief by James M. Ryan, Timothy S. Trecek and Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C., Milwaukee and oral argument by James M. Ryan.

For the defendants-third party plaintiffs-respondents-cross appellants, Susan J. Degano & Giuliano Degano, there was a brief by Thomas B. Hartley and Heide, Hartley, Thom, Wilk & Guttormsen, Kenosha and oral argument by Thomas B. Hartley.


DAY, J.

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals that affirmed the decision of the circuit court for Walworth County, Honorable Robert J. Kennedy, Judge.1 The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Thomas D. Bindrim, and against the defendant, Colonial Insurance Company (Colonial), holding that the policy issued to its insured, Giuliano Degano, also covered his wife, Susan Degano, for her negligent...

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