2001 WI 118

 

 

 

Supreme Court of Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

Case No.:

99-2037

 

 

Complete Title:

 

 

S.J.A.J.,

     Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross-Appellant-

     Petitioner,

     v.

First Things First, Ltd. and Frontier

Insurance Company,

     Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Respondents,

The Travelers Insurance,

     Defendant-Respondent,

David B. Hatch, Chicago Insurance Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company and Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin,

     Defendants.

 

 

 

 

REVIEW OF A DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS

Reported at:  239 Wis. 2d 233, 619 N.W.2d 307

(Ct. App.-Unpublished)

 

 

Opinion Filed:

November 6, 2001 

Submitted on Briefs:

      

Oral Argument:

September 13, 2001 

 

 

Source of Appeal:

 

 

Court:

Circuit 

 

County:

Eau Claire 

 

Judge:

Eugene D. Harrington 

 

 

 

Justices:

 

 

Concurred:

      

 

Dissented:

      

 

Not Participating:

BABLITCH, J., did not participate. 

 

 

 

Attorneys:

 

For the plaintiff-respondent-cross appellant-petitioner there were briefs by Phillip M. Steans and Phillip M. Steans, S.C., Menomonie, and Matthew A. Biegert and Doar, Drill & Skow, S.C., New Richmond, and oral argument by Phillip M. Steans.

 

For the defendants-appellants-cross respondents there was a brief by James A. Pelish and Thrasher, Doyle, Pelish & Franti, Ltd., Rice Lake, and oral argument by James A. Pelish.

 

An amicus curiae brief was filed by Mary Dianne Greenley, Madison, on behalf of the Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, Ins.

 

 

2001 WI 118

 

notice

This opinion is subject to further editing and modification.  The final version will appear in the bound volume of the official reports. 

No.  99-2037

(L.C. No.

97 CV 254)

STATE OF WISCONSIN                   :

IN SUPREME COURT

 

 

S.J.A.J.,

 

          Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross-

          Appellant-Petitioner,

 

     v.

 

First Things First, Ltd. and Frontier

Insurance Company,

 

          Defendants-Appellants-Cross-

          Respondents,

 

The Travelers Insurance,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

David B. Hatch, Chicago Insurance

Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company and

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of

Wisconsin,

 

          Defendants.

 

FILED

 

NOV 6, 2001

 

Cornelia G. Clark

Clerk of Supreme Court

 

 

 

 

 

REVIEW of a decision of the Court of Appeals.  Affirmed. 

 

1     PER CURIAM.   The court is equally divided on whether to affirm or reverse the decision of the court of appeals.  Justice Jon P. Wilcox, Justice N. Patrick Crooks, and Justice Diane S. Sykes would affirm; Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, and Justice David T. Prosser would reverse.  Justice William A. Bablitch did not participate.

2     Accordingly, the decision of the court of appeals is affirmed.