ALLIED PROCESSORS v. WESTERN NAT. MUT. INS. CO.

No. 00-1490.

246 Wis.2d 579 (2001)

2001 WI App 129

629 N.W.2d 329

ALLIED PROCESSORS, INC., Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross-Appellant, v. WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant/cross-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of John P. Buckley and James T. Martin of Gislason, Martin & Varpness, P.A. of Edina, Minnesota.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent/cross-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Toby E. Marcovich and David A. Kropid of Marcovich, Cochrane, Milliken & Swanson, LLP of Superior.

Before Vergeront, Roggensack and Lundsten, JJ.


¶ 1. VERGERONT, J.

Western National Mutual Insurance appeals the judgment in favor of its insured, Allied Processors, Inc. (API), entered on a jury's verdict finding bad faith and awarding punitive as well as compensatory damages. Western National contends the evidence was insufficient for a finding of bad faith in refusing to settle a personal injury claim against API and for an award of punitive damages. We conclude...

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