Peterson v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co.

PETERSON, Justice.

The question presented is whether the $200 ceiling on weekly income loss benefits, provided by Minn.Stat. § 65B.44, subd. 3 (1980), is subject to stacking. The district court permitted the insured to stack the weekly rate of payment. We affirm.

Plaintiff Herbert L. Peterson sustained a back injury while departing from his car on April 19, 1979. At the time of the injury, each of Peterson’s four motor vehicles was insured through a policy issued by defendant Iowa Mutual.

Peterson filed claims with Iowa Mutual for various items of economic loss caused by the injury. Medical…