Legal Opinion
Classified Insurance Corp. v. Vodinelich
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 14, 1985No. C4-84-219PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERSON, Justice.
Nancy Vodinelich committed suicide in August 1978 by idling the engine of her automobile while it was parked in the family garage. In taking her own life, she also accidentally caused the deaths of her two minor children when the door connecting the garage to the house somehow became slightly ajar and carbon monoxide leaked into the house.
Respondent, Robert A. Vodinelich, brought an action against the Estate of Nancy L. Vodinelich for damages arising from the wrongful deaths of the children. At the time of her death, Nancy was insured under an automobile liability policy…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Haagenson v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Lawver v. BolingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
- Associated Independent Dealers, Inc. v. Mutual Service Insurance CompaniesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Waseca Mutual Insurance Co. v. NoskaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Holm v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Thornton v. Allstate InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Continental Western Insurance Co. v. KlugSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Pacific Employers Insurance v. Michigan Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1996
- Stout v. AMCO Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
- Edwards v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
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