219 Wis. 393 | Wis. | 1935
It is the view of the court that the allegations of the complaint are insufficient to show the existence of a controversy or any basis for declaratory relief.
Plaintiff is a manufacturer, and desires to have written and issued to it such policies protecting against interruption of use by fire as its peculiar needs call for. The insurance companies, in consequence of the rulings of defendants, decline to issue such policies or to issue any policy except upon the standard form having defendants’ approval. We are unable, upon these facts, to discover a controversy. There certainly is no controversy with the insurance companies, or with any one of them, and, if there were, it would not relate .to any right of plaintiff since the company could decline, upon any ground it chose, to issue a policy to plaintiff without bringing into question or controversy any of plaintiff’s rights. Further than this, sec. 269.56 (11), Stats., provides :
“When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration. ...”
Thus, even if there were a controversy between plaintiff and one or more' insurance companies, there could be no declaration in this action, since no insurance company has
By the Court. — Order affirmed.