AUTO-OWNERS INS. CO. v. RASMUS

No. 98-0168.

222 Wis.2d 342 (1998)

588 N.W.2d 49

AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Cross-Appellant, v. Lori Ann RASMUS and Richard P. Rasmus, Defendants-Cross-Respondents. Ray W. CHANDLER and Mildred A. Chandler, Plaintiffs, v. GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN, Defendant-Appellant, AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent-Cross-Appellant, Lori Ann RASMUS, n/k/a Lori Ann Desomer, Richard P. Rasmus, and Kathy Ann Rasmus, n/k/a Kathy Ann Davis, Defendants-Cross-Respondents, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, Wisconsin Physicians Service, Medicare Part B, and Donna Shalala, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a/k/a Medicare Part A, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Robert N. Duimstra of Menn, Nelson, Sharratt, Teetaert & Beisenstein, Ltd., of Appleton.

On behalf of the plaintiff-cross-appellant-defendant-respondent-cross-appellant, the cause was submitted on the brief of Christine A. Gimber of Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C., of Eau Claire.

On behalf of defendants-cross-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of William M. Gabler of Garvey, Anderson, Johnson, Gabler & Geraci, S.C, of Eau Claire.

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


HOOVER, J.

General Casualty Company of Wisconsin appeals a judgment concluding that the business auto policy it issued to Richard Rasmus provided insurance coverage for a 1986 Ford Escort involved in an automobile accident and for its driver, Lori Ann Desomer. General Casualty claims that the trial court erred by concluding that Desomer was an insured, irrespective of permission, and further that the Escort was covered under its business auto policy. We affirm the...

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