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ESTATE OF BURGESS v. PETERSON

Nos. 96-1455, 97-0128.

214 Wis.2d 180 (1997)

571 N.W.2d 432

The ESTATE OF Martha BURGESS and Gerald Larson, Plaintiffs, v. Carl PETERSON, an individual, and Peterson Law Offices, a sole proprietorship, Defendants, ESTATE OF Ralph GRUNDMAN, as personal representative of the Estate of Martha Burgess, and Edna Grundman, as personal representative of the Estate of Martha Burgess, Defendants-Appellants, OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation, and State Surety Company, a foreign corporation, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Glenyce Roberta PETERSON, Third Party Defendant. IN the MATTER OF the ESTATE OF Martha BURGESS, Deceased: Edna GRUNDMAN and the Estate of Ralph Grundman, Appellant-Cross Respondent, v. ESTATE OF Martha BURGESS, Respondent-Cross Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 14, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendants-appellants and appellant cross-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of J. Drew Ryberg and Kristina M. Bourget of Kelly & Ryberg, S.C. of Eau Claire.

On behalf of the defendant-third-party-plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Bruce Gillman of Tomlinson, Gillman & Rikkers, S.C. of Madison.

On behalf of respondent cross-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Edward F. Vlack of Davison & Vlack of River Falls.

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

HOOVER, J.

Edna Grundman and the estate of Ralph Grundman appeal two orders in Dunn County Circuit Court, consolidated for appeal purposes. First, Edna appeals an order that required her to pay $88,656.84 to Old Republic Surety Company and its subsidiary, State Surety Company. She asserts that attorney fees of $78,831.37 are unreasonable and that $9,825.47 interest cannot be awarded on the grounds that it was prejudgment interest on an unliquidated amount. Second...

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