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8 Wisconsin opinions name it 2 courts 2003–2024 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Wisconsin courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Folkman v. Quammegreen2 sentences2024See Folkman v. Quamme, 2003 WI 116, ¶13 , 264 Wis. 2d 617 , 665 N.W.2d 857 (“If there is an ambiguous clause in an insurance policy, we will construe that clause in favor of the insured.”). 9 No. 2023AP1841 is:” “(i) [r]ented to a lessee or sublessee and used by the lessee or sublessee to conduct its customary operations; and/or (ii) [u]sed by the building owner to conduct customary operations.” The Policy does not define “customary operations,” and no Wisconsin appellate court appears to have previously interpreted the term in this context. 2024See Folkman v. Quamme, 2003 WI 116, ¶13 , 264 Wis. 2d 617 , 665 N.W.2d 857 (“If there is an ambiguous clause in an insurance policy, we will construe that clause in favor of the insured.”). 9 No. 2023AP1841 is:” “(i) [r]ented to a lessee or sublessee and used by the lessee or sublessee to conduct its customary operations; and/or (ii) [u]sed by the building owner to conduct customary operations.” The Policy does not define “customary operations,” and no Wisconsin appellate court appears to have previously interpreted the term in this context. | 1 | 4 |
Smith v. Atlantic Mutual Insurancegreen1 sentence2003See Smith, 155 Wis. 2d at 811 . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Wisconsin. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Day v. Allstate Indemnity Co.
green
2 sentences2024Co., 2011 WI 24, ¶28 , 332 Wis. 2d 571 , 798 N.W.2d 199 (“[B]ecause the insurer is in a position to write its insurance contracts with the exact language it chooses—so long as the language conforms to statutory and administrative law—ambiguity in that language is construed in favor of an insured seeking coverage.”). 2024Co., 2011 WI 24, ¶28 , 332 Wis. 2d 571 , 798 N.W.2d 199 (“[B]ecause the insurer is in a position to write its insurance contracts with the exact language it chooses—so long as the language conforms to statutory and administrative law—ambiguity in that language is construed in favor of an insured seeking coverage.”). | 1 | 2024–2024 |
State v. Villegas
green
2 sentences2019State v. Villegas , 2018 WI App 9 , ¶18, 380 Wis. 2d 246 , 908 N.W.2d 198 , review denied , 2018 WI 100 , 384 Wis. 2d 768 , 920 N.W.2d 920 . 2019State v. Villegas , 2018 WI App 9 , ¶18, 380 Wis. 2d 246 , 908 N.W.2d 198 , review denied , 2018 WI 100 , 384 Wis. 2d 768 , 920 N.W.2d 920 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
State v. Hambright
neutral
2 sentences2019State v. Villegas , 2018 WI App 9 , ¶18, 380 Wis. 2d 246 , 908 N.W.2d 198 , review denied , 2018 WI 100 , 384 Wis. 2d 768 , 920 N.W.2d 920 . 2019State v. Villegas , 2018 WI App 9 , ¶18, 380 Wis. 2d 246 , 908 N.W.2d 198 , review denied , 2018 WI 100 , 384 Wis. 2d 768 , 920 N.W.2d 920 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Danbeck v. American Family Mutual Insurance
green
2 sentences2008"If there is an ambiguous clause in an insurance policy, we will construe that clause in favor of the insured." Id. (citation omitted). 2008"If there is an ambiguous clause in an insurance policy, we will construe that clause in favor of the insured." Id. (citation omitted). | 1 | 2008–2008 |
State Ex Rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane County
green
2 sentences2008Kalal, 271 Wis. 2d 633, ¶ 46 ; Folkman, 264 Wis. 2d 617, ¶ 21 . 2008Kalal, 271 Wis.2d 633, ¶ 46 , 681 N.W.2d 110 ; Folkman, 264 Wis.2d 617, ¶ 21 , 665 N.W.2d 857 . | 1 | 2008–2008 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.