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· 4/1/1980

Tomlin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Liability Insurance

Citations

  • 290 N.W.2d 285
  • 95 Wis. 2d 215
  • 1980 Wisc. LEXIS 2519

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding \arising out of use of vehicle\ policy language precluded coverage for state patrolman who was injured by driver after a traffic stop
  • “use” means “the use of a vehicle as such and does not include a use which is completely foreign to a vehicle’s inherent purpose”
  • before reaching the question whether the injuries arose out of the vehicle's use, the court addressed the issue whether the harm was caused by an accident
  • before reaching the question whether the injuries arose out of the vehicle's use, the court addressed the issue whether the harm was caused by an accident
  • policy would pay damages for accident \arising out of the .. . use ... of the owned motor vehicle\
  • minor's stabbing of a police officer during traffic stop not a use reasonably contemplated by the parties and not an act consistent with the inherent use of an automobile

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Judges: Connor T. Hansen

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