BREY v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS.

No. 2019AP1320.

970 N.W.2d 1 (2022)

2022 WI 7

Elliot BREY and Estate of Ryan B. Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent-Petitioner, Channing H. Mathews, Craig A. Mathews and Sentry Insurance, A Mutual Company, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: February 15, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-respondent-petitioner, there were briefs filed by Andrew B. Hebl , Kathryn A. Pfefferle , and Boardman & Clark LLP, Madison. There was an oral argument by Andrew B. Hebl.

For the plaintiff-appellants, there was a brief filed by James G. Curtis , Garett T. Pankratyz , and Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik, La Crosse. There was an oral argument by James G. Curtis.

An amicus curiae brief was filed on behalf of The Wisconsin Insurance Alliance by James A. Friedman , Daniel C.W. Narvey , and Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Madison.

An amicus curiae brief was filed on behalf of Wisconsin Defense Counsel by Vincent J. Scipior and Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C., Madison; with whom on the brief was Erik L. Fuehrer and Gabert, Williams, Konz & Lawrynk, LLP, Appleton.

REBECCA GRASSL BRADLEY, J., delivered the majority opinion for a unanimous Court.


¶1 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) asks this court to reverse the court of appeals decision1 reversing the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of State Farm. The circuit court determined the State Farm automobile liability insurance policy issued...

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