Legal Opinion
Streich v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 20, 1987No. C7-86-1305, CX-86-1363PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOZNIAK, Judge.
This case, involving a state-wide plaintiff class of insureds suing a state-wide defendant class of insurance carriers, raises questions concerning class certification under Minn.R.Giv.P. 23. The trial court decerti-fied the defendant class because the requirements of Rule 23 had not been met and because the plaintiffs had failed to demonstrate they had standing to sue the defendants. The court then limited the plaintiff class to only those persons insured by American Family, and it permanently certified this class. The court dismissed all defendants, except American…
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