Legal Opinion

Lahr v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided July 30, 1996No. C5-96-8PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KALITOWSKI, Judge.

Appellant American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American) challenges the district court’s award of underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits to respondent Almira Lahr.

FACTS

This case arises out of a two-vehicle accident occurring on February 5, 1990. Lahr was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Peura that collided with a vehicle driven by Mary Kay Kivisto. American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American) insured Peura with a liability limit of $50,000 and a UIM limit of $50,000. American’s policy defined “underinsured motor vehicle” to exclude vehicles owned…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Frost-Benco Electric Ass'n v. Minnesota Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  2. Myers v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  3. Johnson v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  4. Thommen v. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  5. Richards v. Milwaukee Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sentinel Insurance Co.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. EMC Insurance Companies v. DvorakCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
  3. Ricke v. Progressive Specialty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1998
  4. Lahr v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1996
  5. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sentinel Insurance Co.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 2009

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