Insurance — homeowners policies — duty to cooperate

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Civil

Insurance — homeowners policies — duty to cooperate

Robert Holmes, pro se, appeals a summary judgment dismissing his bad faith claim against his homeowners insurer, Auto-Owners Insurance Company, and declaring that Auto-Owners did not have to provide coverage for losses stemming from a fire at Holmes’ property. The circuit court concluded Auto-Owners’ policy was void because Holmes failed to comply with a policy provision requiring him to cooperate with Auto-Owners’ investigation of the fire. On appeal, Holmes contends: (1) that he cooperated with Auto-Owners’ investigation; and (2) that the policy provision requiring him to cooperate was ambiguous. We reject Holmes’ arguments and affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2011AP352 Auto-Owners Insurance Company vs. Holmes

Dist III, Ashland County, Eaton, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Holmes, Robert H., III, pro se; For Respondent: Ayers, Bradley J., Minnetonka, MN; Horozaniecki, Sharon Marie, Minnetonka, MN