Legal Opinion
Becker v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 25, 2000No. C6-99-288PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILBERT, Justice.
This case addresses the question of whether an employee injured while occupying her employer’s insured .vehicle can seek excess uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage from her personal automobile insurance policy under Minn.Stat. § 65B.49, subd. 3a(5) (1998). Carol Becker, a truck driver, was injured in a motor vehicle accident during the course and scope of her employment while driving a semi-truck owned by her employer. Becker obtained UM/UIM benefits from her employer’s coverage, but her covered damages exceeded the policy limits of liability available…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schmidt v. ClothierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Lobeck v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- Hertz Corp. v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- Hanson v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Murphy v. Milbank Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Allianz Insurance Company Of Canada v. Richard SanftlebenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Schons v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
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