SCHINNER v. GUNDRUM

No. 2011AP564.

833 N.W.2d 685 (2013)

2013 WI 71

Marshall SCHINNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael GUNDRUM, Defendant, West Bend Insurance Company, Defendant-Respondent-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-respondent-petitioner, there were briefs filed by Jeffrey Leavell and Christopher John Koppes , and Jeffrey Leavell, S.C., Racine, and oral argument by Jeffrey Leavell.

For the plaintiff-appellant, there were briefs by Keith R. Stachowiak and Murphy & Prachthauser, S.C., Milwaukee, and Daniel P. Patrykus and Keberle & Patrykus, LLP, West Bend, and oral argument by Keith R. Stachowiak.

An amicus curiae brief was filed by James A. Friedman and Linda S. Schmidt , and Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Madison, on behalf of the Wisconsin Insurance Alliance, and oral argument by Linda S. Schmidt.

An amicus curiae brief was filed by Mark L. Thomsen and Cannon & Dunphy, S.C., Brookfield, on behalf of the Wisconsin Association for Justice.


DAVID T. PROSSER, J.

¶ 1 This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals1 reversing a grant of summary judgment by the Washington County Circuit Court2 to West Bend Mutual Insurance Company (West Bend)3 against one of its insureds.

¶ 2 The insured, Michael Gundrum (Gundrum), hosted an underage drinking party. One of Gundrum's many guests, Matthew...

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