SOCIETY INS. v. BODART

No. 2010AP2442.

819 N.W.2d 298 (2012)

2012 WI App 75

SOCIETY INSURANCE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Rich BODART d/b/a Bodart Landscaping & Lawn Service, Defendant-Appellant, Synergetic Marketing Sales, Inc., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed June 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Jeffrey J. Guerard of Guerard Law LLC, Milwaukee.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of James W. Mohr, Jr. , of Mohr & Anderson, LLC, Hartford.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SHERMAN and BLANCHARD, JJ.


BLANCHARD, J.

¶ 1 Rich Bodart appeals a circuit court order denying his motion for contempt against his insurer, Society Insurance. The underlying question is whether Society had a continuing duty to defend Bodart after the only arguably covered claim in a lawsuit against Bodart was settled and dismissed, leaving only non-covered claims. The parties agree that no Wisconsin case decides this question. We conclude, based on the terms of the insurance policy and...

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