Case Title: State v. Hydrite Chemical Company

Citation: 2003 WI 147

Docket Number: 2000AP003344

State: wisconsin

Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Date: 2003-11-17T00:00:00Z

Document:
2003 WI 147 
 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
00-3344 & 01-0580 
COMPLETE TITLE: 
 
 
State of Wisconsin,  
 
Plaintiff, 
              v. 
Hydrite Chemical Company a/k/a Avganic  
Industries, Inc.,  
 
Defendant-Third- 
 
Party Plaintiff-Appellant, 
              v. 
Travelers Casualty & Surety Company f/k/a Aetna  
Casualty & Surety Company, American Casualty  
Company of Reading, PA, Chicago Insurance  
Company, Continental Casualty Company, First  
State Insurance Company and First State  
Underwriters Agency of New England Reinsurance  
Corp. a/k/a New England Reinsurance Corp.,  
Granite State Insurance Company, Great American  
Surplus Lines Ins. Co. a/k/a American Empire  
Surplus Lines Ins. Co., International Surplus  
Alliance Insurance Co. a/k/a International  
Insurance Co., Certain Underwriters at Lloyds  
of London a/k/a Certain London Insurers, and  
Affiliated FM Insurance Company,  
 
Third-Party Defendants, 
 
American Motorists Insurance Company, Home  
Indemnity Company and Home Insurance Company,  
Northbrook Excess & Surplus Insurance Company,  
as predecessor to Allstate Insurance Company,  
and United States Fire Insurance Co.,  
 
Third-Party Defendants-Respondents, 
 
Interstate Fire and Casualty Company,  
 
Fourth-Party Plaintiff, 
              v. 
Maryland Casualty Company,  
 
Fourth-Party Defendant. 
_________________________________________________ 
 
 
State of Wisconsin,  
 
Plaintiff, 
              v. 
Hydrite Chemical Company a/k/a Avganic  
Industries, Inc.,  
 
Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, 
 
 
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              v. 
Travelers Casualty & Surety Company f/k/a Aetna  
Casualty & Surety Company, American Casualty  
Company of Reading, PA, Chicago Insurance  
Company, Continental Casualty Company, First  
State Insurance Company and First State  
Underwriters Agency of New England Reinsurance  
Corp. a/k/a New England Reinsurance Corp.,  
Granite State Insurance Company, Great American  
Surplus Lines Ins. Co. a/k/a American Empire  
Surplus Lines Ins. Co., International Surplus  
Alliance Insurance Co. a/k/a International  
Insurance Co., Certain Underwriters at Lloyds  
of London a/k/a Certain London Insurers, and  
Affiliated FM Insurance Company,  
 
Third-Party Defendants, 
 
American Motorists Insurance Company, Home  
Indemnity Company and Home Insurance Company,  
Northbrook Excess & Surplus Insurance Company,  
as predecessor to Allstate Insurance Company,  
and United States Fire Insurance Co.,  
 
Third-Party Defendants- 
 
Respondents, 
 
Interstate Fire and Casualty Company,  
 
Fourth-Party Plaintiff, 
              v. 
Maryland Casualty Company,  
 
Fourth-Party Defendant. 
 
 
 
 
REVIEW OF A DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS 
2002 WI App 222 
Reported at: 257 Wis. 2d 554, 652 N.W.2d 828 
(Ct. App.2002-Published) 
 
 
OPINION FILED: 
November 17, 2003   
SUBMITTED ON BRIEFS:         
ORAL ARGUMENT: 
        
 
 
SOURCE OF APPEAL: 
 
 
COURT: 
        
 
COUNTY: 
        
 
JUDGE: 
        
 
 
 
JUSTICES: 
 
 
CONCURRED: 
        
 
DISSENTED: 
        
 
NOT 
PARTICIPATING: 
Wilcox, J., did not participate   
 
 
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ATTORNEYS: 
 
      
 
 
2003 WI 147 
 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTICE 
This order is subject to further 
editing and modification.  The 
final version will appear in the 
bound volume of the official 
reports.   
 
 
 
No.  00-3344 & 01-0580 
 
 
State of Wisconsin,  
 
 
Plaintiff, 
 
              v. 
 
Hydrite Chemical Company a/k/a Avganic  
Industries, Inc.,  
 
 
Defendant-Third- 
 
Party Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-
 
Respondent, 
 
              v. 
 
Travelers Casualty & Surety Company f/k/a Aetna  
Casualty & Surety Company, American Casualty  
Company of Reading, PA, Chicago Insurance  
Company, Continental Casualty Company, First  
State Insurance Company and First State  
Underwriters Agency of New England Reinsurance  
Corp. a/k/a New England Reinsurance Corp.,  
Granite State Insurance Company, Great American  
Surplus Lines Ins. Co. a/k/a American Empire  
Surplus Lines Ins. Co., International Surplus  
Alliance Insurance Co. a/k/a International  
Insurance Co., Certain Underwriters at Lloyds  
of London a/k/a Certain London Insurers, and  
Affiliated FM Insurance Company,  
 
 
Third-Party Defendants, 
 
American Motorists Insurance Company, Home  
Indemnity Company and Home Insurance Company,  
Northbrook Excess & Surplus Insurance Company,  
as predecessor to Allstate Insurance Company,  
and United States Fire Insurance Co.,  
 
 
Third-Party Defendants- 
 
FILED 
 
NOV 17, 2003 
 
Cornelia G. Clark 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
Madison, WI 
 
 
 
 
Respondents-Cross-Appellants, 
 
Interstate Fire and Casualty Company,  
 
 
Fourth-Party Plaintiff, 
 
              v. 
 
Maryland Casualty Company,  
 
 
Fourth-Party Defendant. 
_______________________________________________ 
 
State of Wisconsin,  
 
 
Plaintiff, 
 
              v. 
 
Hydrite Chemical Company a/k/a Avganic  
Industries, Inc.,  
 
 
Defendant-Third- 
 
Party Plaintiff-Appellant, 
 
              v. 
 
Travelers Casualty & Surety Company f/k/a Aetna  
Casualty & Surety Company, American Casualty  
Company of Reading, PA, Chicago Insurance  
Company, Continental Casualty Company, First  
State Insurance Company and First State  
Underwriters Agency of New England Reinsurance  
Corp. a/k/a New England Reinsurance Corp.,  
Granite State Insurance Company, Great American  
Surplus Lines Ins. Co. a/k/a American Empire  
Surplus Lines Ins. Co., International Surplus  
Alliance Insurance Co. a/k/a International  
Insurance Co., Certain Underwriters at Lloyds  
of London a/k/a Certain London Insurers, and  
Affiliated FM Insurance Company,  
 
 
Third-Party Defendants, 
 
American Motorists Insurance Company, Home  
Indemnity Company and Home Insurance Company,  
Northbrook Excess & Surplus Insurance Company,  
as predecessor to Allstate Insurance Company,  
and United States Fire Insurance Co.,  
 
 
 
 
 
Third-Party Defendants-Respondents, 
 
Interstate Fire and Casualty Company,  
 
 
Fourth-Party Plaintiff, 
 
              v. 
 
Maryland Casualty Company,  
 
 
Fourth-Party Defendant. 
 
 
 
 
The Court entered the following order on this date: 
 
A petition for review pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 808.10 
having been filed on behalf of defendant-third-party plaintiff-
appellant-petitioner, Hydrite Chemical Company, and a motion to 
abate and/or enjoin appeal having been filed by third-party 
defendants-respondents-cross-appellants, Home Insurance Company 
and Home Indemnity Company, due to the fact that the New 
Hampshire insurance department issued an order of liquidation 
for Home on June 13, 2003, and considered by this court; 
 
IT IS ORDERED that the petition for review is granted, the 
court of appeals’ decision is summarily vacated and the matter 
is remanded to the court of appeals for further consideration in 
light of this court’s decision in Johnson Controls, Inc. v. 
Employers Insurance of Wausau, 2003 WI 108, 264 Wis. 2d 60, 665 
N.W.2d 257; 
 
In light of the remand to the court of appeals,  
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to abate and/or 
enjoin appeal is denied.  Third-party defendants-respondents-
cross appellants may, if they wish, renew their motion in the 
court of appeals.   
  
Wilcox, J., did not participate.   
 
 
No.   
00-3344 & 01-0580 
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