CHALK v. TRANS POWER MFG., NC.

No. 88-2276.

153 Wis.2d 621 (1989)

451 N.W.2d 770

Gordon CHALK, John Craig, Leann Craig, Lawrence Crown, Carol Devine, Michael Duesing, William Eckert, Beatrice Eckert, Wayne Ehrhard, Howard Harms, Richard Houk, Janet Houk, George Isch, Dale Kylmanen, Maureen Kylmanen, Erik Leadholm, Gary Lindauer, Donna Lindauer, Doris Lundgren, John Lundgren, Thomas Lundgren, Sharon Lundgren, Gordon Manning, Linda Manning, Rose Mattison, Carolyn Miller, Robert Petruska, Steven Rickard, Marvin Ross, Anne Rowland, Cyril Rueth, Adeline Rueth, Thomas Schleitwiler, Paul Shore, Alice Shore, Joyce Sweet, John Tappen, James Thiel, Geoffrey Tullett, Kathryn Vonderau, Albert Wainwright, Lyle Wallace, Rebecca Wallace, David Whaley, James Williams, Michael Williams, Gerald Gruszynski, Donna Gruszynski, and Trilok Khanna, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TRANS POWER MANUFACTURING, INC., Free-Wing Turbine Corporation, Harry Winderman, P.A., Financial Strategies, Inc., Virchow, Krause & Company, Benjamin V. Helsten, Jr., Laird B. Gogins, Harry Winderman, Gary S. Babler, Robert B. Roemer, Defendants, Alan Edward CLARE, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Timothy J. Casper of Coyne, Niess & Becker of Madison.

For the defendant-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of John A. Hansen and Edwin J. Hughes of Stafford, Rosenbaum, Rieser & Hansen of Madison.

Before Eich, C.J., Gartzke, P.J., and Dykman, J.


EICH, C.J.

Gordon Chalk and forty-eight other plaintiffs (collectively, "Chalk") appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their action against Alan Edward Clare, an insurance underwriter for Lloyd's of London. Lloyd's had provided a policy to Harry Winderman, a Florida attorney against from Chalk had obtained judgment in a legal malpractice action.

The primary issue is one of coverage—specifically, whether...

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