Case Title: State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Hague Quality Water, International

Citation: 2014 WI 5

Docket Number: 2012AP000392

State: wisconsin

Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Date: 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z

Document:
2014 WI 5 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
2012AP392   
COMPLETE TITLE: 
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 
          Plaintiff-Appellant, 
     v. 
Hague Quality Water, International and The 
Cincinnati  
Insurance Company, 
          Defendants-Respondents-Petitioners.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
REVIEW OF A DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS 
Reported at 345 Wis. 2d 741, 826 N.W.2d 412 
(Ct.  App. 2013 – Published) 
PDC No: 2013 WI App 10  
 
 
OPINION FILED: 
January 28, 2014 
SUBMITTED ON BRIEFS: 
        
ORAL ARGUMENT: 
January 14, 2014   
 
 
SOURCE OF APPEAL: 
 
 
COURT: 
Circuit   
 
COUNTY: 
Sheboygan 
 
JUDGE: 
James J. Bolgert 
 
 
 
JUSTICES: 
 
 
CONCURRED: 
        
 
DISSENTED: 
        
 
NOT PARTICIPATING: PROSSER, J., did not participate.   
 
 
 
ATTORNEYS: 
 
For 
the 
defendants-respondents-petitioners, 
there 
were 
briefs by Jason P. Gehring and Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C., 
Milwaukee, and oral argument by Jason P. Gehring.  
 
For the plaintiff-appellant, there was a brief by Charles 
W. Kramer and Monte E. Weiss and Weiss Law Office, S.C., Mequon, 
and oral argument by Charles W. Kramer. 
  
 
 
 
 
2014 WI 5
NOTICE 
This opinion is subject to further 
editing and modification.  The final 
version will appear in the bound 
volume of the official reports.   
No.   2012AP392 
(L.C. No. 
2010CV1276) 
STATE OF WISCONSIN  
 
 
   : 
IN SUPREME COURT 
 
 
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 
 
          Plaintiff-Appellant, 
 
     v. 
 
Hague Quality Water, International and The 
Cincinnati  
 
Insurance Company, 
 
          Defendants-Respondents-Petitioners. 
 
 
 
FILED 
 
JAN 28, 2014 
 
Diane M. Fremgen 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
 
 
 
 
REVIEW of a decision of the Court of Appeals.  Affirmed.   
 
¶1 
PER CURIAM.    The court is equally divided on the 
question of whether the decision of the court of appeals, State 
Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Hague Quality Water, Int'l, 2013 WI App 
10, 345 Wis. 2d 741, 826 N.W.2d 412, which reversed the 
Sheboygan County Circuit Court,1  should be affirmed or reversed.  
Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, 
                                                 
1 The Honorable James J. Bolgert, presiding. 
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and Justice N. Patrick Crooks would affirm.  Justice Patience 
Drake Roggensack, Justice Annette K. Ziegler, and Justice 
Michael J. Gableman would reverse.  Justice David T. Prosser did 
not participate. 
¶2 
Accordingly, the decision of the court of appeals is 
affirmed. 
 
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