St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Keltgen

Wisconsin Supreme Court April 2, 2004

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Keltgen, 270 Wis. 2d 315 (Wis. 2004)

2004 WI 37; 677 N.W.2d 297; 2004 Wisc. LEXIS 239

Abrahamson, Bradley, Crooks, Sykes, Wilcox, Would

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

¶ 1. This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Keltgen, 2003 WI App 53, 260 Wis. 2d 523, 659 N.W.2d 906, that affirmed a judgment of the Circuit Court for Eau Claire County, Thomas H. Barland, Judge. The court is equally divided on the question of whether the decision of the court of appeals should be affirmed or reversed.

Justice Jon E Wilcox, Justice N. Patrick Crooks, and Justice David T. Prosser would affirm; Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, and Justice Patience D. Roggensack would reverse. Justice Diane S. Sykes did not participate.

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

Reference

Full Case Name: St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Third-Party Defendant-Respondent v. Curtis J. Keltgen, Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Respondent-Petitioner, Paulet Keltgen, Intervenor-Third-Party v. Giles Smith, Third-Party L.E. Phillips Career Development Center, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent-Cross-Respondent, Venture Insurance Company and Wausau Insurance Company, Third-Party Defendants-Respondents-Cross-Appellants
Cited By: 3 cases
Status: Published