Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Midland Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 16, 1986No. C1-85-1757PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PARKER, Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment entered in a declaratory judgment action denying a claim for uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits. Appellant Norman J. Sawyer, the duly appointed trustee for the surviving spouse and next of kin of Paul Sawyer, contends the trial court erred in construing the insurance policy issued by respondent Midland Insurance Company; he argues that endorsements filed by Midland with the Minnesota Commissioner of Insurance but not attached to the policy become part of the contract and are enforceable. We agree and reverse.
FACTS
In April 1981 Paul…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Casualty Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Petty v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Arbitration of Fryer v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Hoeschen v. South Carolina Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Western National Mutual Insurance Co. v. State Farm Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Jostens, Inc. v. Northfield Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
- In Re State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Sletten & Brettin Orthodontics, LLC v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
- Anderson v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
- Anderson v. Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
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