LISA'S STYLE SHOP v. HAGEN INS. AGENCY

No. 91-1965.

181 Wis.2d 565 (1994)

511 N.W.2d 849

LISA'S STYLE SHOP, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAGEN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., Steve Hagen and Employers Reinsurance Corporation, Defendants-Respondents-Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendants-respondents-petitioners there were briefs by Susan R. Tyndall, John V. McCoy and Hinshaw & Culbertson, Milwaukee and oral argument by Susan R. Tyndall.

For the plaintiff-appellant there was a brief by James D. Wickhem and Meier, Wickhem, Southworth & Lyons, S.C., Janesville and oral argument by James D. Wickhem.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by J. Steven Tikalsky and Tikalsky, Raasch & Tikalsky, Waukesha for the Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin.


STEINMETZ, J.

The issue in this case is: Did the independent insurance agent, Steve Hagen (Hagen), have a duty to advise his continuing client, Lisa's Style Shop (Lisa's), to adjust the limits of liability of Lisa's personal property insurance to reflect changes in the store's inventory? The circuit court for Rock county, the Honorable Michael J. Byron, dismissed Lisa's claim holding that Hagen had no such duty. The court of appeals reversed. Lisa's Style Shop...

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