TESCHENDORF v. STATE FARM INS. COMPANIES

No. 2003AP3521.

717 N.W.2d 258 (2006)

2006 WI 89

Earl J. TESCHENDORF and Linda Teschendorf, Plaintiffs, v. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES, Reliance National Indemnity Co. and American Family Mutual Insurance Co., Defendants. Bernard J. Shira and Maria Shira, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Reliance National Indemnity Co., Defendant, American Family Insurance Co., Defendant-Respondent-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-respondent-petitioner there were briefs by Terry J. Booth and Piper & Schmidt, Milwaukee, and oral argument by Terry J. Booth.

For the plaintiffs-appellants there was a brief by Eric S. Darling and Schmidt, Darling & Erwin, Milwaukee, and oral argument by Eric S. Darling.

An amicus curiae brief was filed by Martha H. Heidt and Doar, Drill & Skow, S.C., Baldwin, on behalf of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers.


¶ 1 DAVID T. PROSSER, J.

American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family) seeks review of a published decision of the court of appeals,1 which reversed a summary judgment granted to American Family by the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Jeffrey Kremers, Judge. The issue presented is whether an insurer may reduce the uninsured motorist coverage limits in its policy by amounts paid under a worker's compensation law, where...

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