Legal Opinion

Beauty Craft Supply & Equipment Co. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided January 14, 1992No. C3-91-733PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIES, Judge.

Appellant Beauty Craft commenced this action against respondents State Farm and Michael Nelson, a State Farm agent, alleging Nelson breached a duty to recommend employee dishonesty coverage when he sold a State Farm insurance policy to Beauty Craft in 1985. The trial court ruled that Nelson had no duty to advise Beauty Craft of the availability of employee dishonesty coverage. We affirm.

FACTS

Beauty Craft (BC) is a wholesaler selling to beauty salons. Max Wexler (Wexler), who is a lawyer, has been involved in BC since 1968. In 1981 his mother, Sidora Wexler, began to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Atwater Creamery Co. v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  2. Gabrielson v. WarnemundeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  3. Johnson v. UrieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
  4. Louwagie v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
  5. Osendorf v. American Family Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Southwest Auto Painting & Body Repair, Inc. v. BinsfeldCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1995
  2. Gates v. LoganCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1993
  3. Klimstra v. State Farm Auto Ins. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1995
  4. Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Transport Leasing/Contract, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
  5. Ma Amba Minn., Inc. v. Cafourek & Assocs., Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2019

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