2014 WI 5

 

Supreme Court of Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

Case No.:

2012AP392 

Complete Title:

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company,

          Plaintiff-Appellant,

     v.

Hague Quality Water, International and The Cincinnati

Insurance Company,

          Defendants-Respondents-Petitioners. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVIEW OF A DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS

Reported at 345 Wis. 2d 741, 826 N.W.2d 412
(Ct.  App. 2013 – Published)

PDC No: 2013 WI App 10

 

 

Opinion Filed:

January 28, 2014

Submitted on Briefs:

      

Oral Argument:

January 14, 2014 

 

 

Source of Appeal:

 

 

Court:

Circuit 

 

County:

Sheboygan

 

Judge:

James J. Bolgert

 

 

 

Justices:

 

 

Concurred:

      

 

Dissented:

      

 

Not Participating:

PROSSER, J., did not participate. 

 

 

 

Attorneys:

 

For the defendants-respondents-petitioners, there were briefs by Jason P. Gehring and Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C., Milwaukee, and oral argument by Jason P. Gehring.

 

For the plaintiff-appellant, there was a brief by Charles W. Kramer and Monte E. Weiss and Weiss Law Office, S.C., Mequon, and oral argument by Charles W. Kramer.

 

 

2014 WI 5

notice

This opinion is subject to further editing and modification.  The final version will appear in the bound volume of the official reports. 

No.  2012AP392

(L.C. No.

2010CV1276)

STATE OF WISCONSIN                   :

IN SUPREME COURT

 

 

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company,

 

          Plaintiff-Appellant,

 

     v.

 

Hague Quality Water, International and The Cincinnati

 

Insurance Company,

 

          Defendants-Respondents-Petitioners.

 

 

 

FILED

 

JAN 28, 2014

 

Diane M. Fremgen

Clerk of Supreme Court

 

 

 

 

REVIEW of a decision of the Court of Appeals.  Affirmed. 

 

1   PER CURIAM.    The court is equally divided on the question of whether the decision of the court of appeals, State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Hague Quality Water, Int'l, 2013 WI App 10, 345 Wis. 2d 741, 826 N.W.2d 412, which reversed the Sheboygan County Circuit Court,[1]  should be affirmed or reversed.  Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, and Justice N. Patrick Crooks would affirm.  Justice Patience Drake Roggensack, Justice Annette K. Ziegler, and Justice Michael J. Gableman would reverse.  Justice David T. Prosser did not participate.

2   Accordingly, the decision of the court of appeals is affirmed.

 

 

 

 


[1] The Honorable James J. Bolgert, presiding.