Walle Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sweeney

LEVINE, Justice.

Defendants Charles D. Sweeney and Donald L. Rawlings appeal from a judgment of the Grand Forks County district court declaring that the plaintiff, Walle Mutual Insurance Co., is not obligated to defend or indemnify Sweeney from claims of wrongful death arising from Sweeney’s automobile collision with Gerald Rawlings on July 17, 1985. We affirm.

In 1980 Sweeney purchased automobile insurance issued by General Casualty Co. from Bill Fruhwirth of the Larimore Insurance Agency, Larimore, North Dakota. In 1981 General Casualty reduced Sweeney’s liability limits to $25,000 per person…