Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Love
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 31, 1990No. C7-89-1268PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
This case asks whether sexual conduct between a licensed psychologist and his patient, under circumstances where transference has occurred, may give rise to a claim by the patient which is covered under the therapist’s professional liability policy. We hold that it may and affirm the court of appeals.
Defendant Ronald Love is a licensed psychologist practicing in the areas of marital therapy and behavior modification. In December 1985 Dr. Love began counseling Mary Anderson for marital difficulties and also for problems relating to being sexually abused as a child. In March…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jerrie M. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Zipkin v. FreemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Smith v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Horak v. BirisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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- Collins v. Covenant Mutual Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1992
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