BLANK v. USAA PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.

No. 95-1806.

200 Wis.2d 270 (1996)

546 N.W.2d 512

Suzanne M. BLANK, Guardian ad Litem for Michael Gronquist, and also for Asa Gronquist, Andrew Gronquist and Sarah Gronquist, minor children of Michael Gronquist, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. USAA PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, William J. ADNEY and Mid America Mutual Life Insurance Company, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Eric J. Magnuson and Stephen K. Warch of Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, P.L.L.P. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and orally argued by Eric J. Magnuson.

On behalf of plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Kenneth A. Knudson and Kyle H. Torvinen of Hendricks, Knudson, Gee & Hayden, S.C. of Superior and orally argued by Kenneth A. Knudson.

On behalf of Civil Trial of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Insurance Alliance, an amicus curiae brief was filed by Kristina M. Bourget of Kelly & Ryberg, S.C. of Eau Claire.

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


LaROCQUE, J.

USAA Property & Casualty Insurance Company, after rejecting a pretrial offer of settlement for its liability policy limits of $100,000, appeals a judgment awarding the plaintiff double costs and prejudgment interest under § 807.01(3) and (4), STATS., calculated upon the entire $7,500,000 judgment against USAA and its insured.1 USAA rejected the offer to settle for its policy...

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