Trial Court Erred In Granting Judgment For Insurer In Water Damage Suit

(September 26, 2023, 9:13 AM EDT) -- WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Second District Wisconsin Court of Appeals determined that a trial court erred in granting a homeowners insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a water damage coverage dispute because the insureds’ complaint does not allege that the water damage was caused by subsurface water, an excluded cause of loss, but by a sewer or drain backup, a covered cause of loss under the policy....