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TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN v. TOWER INS. CO.

No. 01-1201.

251 Wis.2d 212 (2002)

2002 WI App 46

641 N.W.2d 504

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL FREISTADT, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided January 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Edward M. Crane and Charles F. Smith of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois), Chicago, Illinois, and M. Christine Cowles and Barbara A. O'Brien of Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C., Milwaukee. There was oral argument by Charles F. Smith and M. Christine Cowles.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Merrick R. Domnitz, Robert L. Jaskulski, and Anthony J. Skemp of Domnitz, Mawicke & Goisman, S.C., Milwaukee. There was oral argument by Merrick R. Domnitz and Robert L. Jaskulski.

Before Brown, Anderson and Snyder, JJ.

¶ 1. ANDERSON, J.

Tower Insurance Company (Tower) appeals the judgment in favor of its insured, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and School-Freistadt (Trinity), entered on a jury's verdict finding that punitive damages attached to a bad faith finding made by the trial court and awarding punitive damages in the amount of $3,500,000. Tower's principal contentions are that the trial court erred in granting summary...

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