· 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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