COLUMBIA PROPANE, L.P. v. WISCONSIN GAS CO.

No. 01-0090.

250 Wis.2d 582 (2001)

2002 WI App 9

640 N.W.2d 819

COLUMBIA PROPANE, L.P., a Limited Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WISCONSIN GAS COMPANY, a Wisconsin Corporation, Defendant-Respondent, ABC INSURANCE Co., a corporation or other entity, and DEF Insurance Co., a corporation or other entity, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Michael Ash, Michael B. Apfeld, and John L. Clancy of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Milwaukee.

On behalf of the defendant-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Charles P. Graupner, Pamela L. Gergens, and Jon G. Furlow, of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee; William A. Metcalf, of counsel, of Metcalf & Quinn, Wisconsin Rapids.

Before Vergeront, P.J., Roggensack and Lundsten, JJ.


¶ 1. VERGERONT, P.J.

In this action, Columbia Propane, L.P. seeks to hold Wisconsin Gas Company liable for environmental contamination on real estate now owned by Columbia Propane; the contamination was allegedly caused by People's Gas Company, a prior owner of the real estate. The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of Wisconsin Gas, dismissing Columbia Propane's tort claims and claims for indemnification...

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