Milwaukee Mutual Insurance v. Currier

MacLaughlin, Justice.

Defendant, Fred E. Currier, pursuant to an arbitration clause in his insurance policy, made a written demand for arbitration of his claim for damages caused by injuries which he sustained in an automobile accident with an uninsured driver. Plaintiff, Milwaukee Mutual Insurance Company, Currier’s insurer, resisted arbitration and applied to the district court pursuant to Minn. St. 572.09(b) to stay arbitration proceedings. The basis for plaintiff’s application was its contention that a prior court determination was res judicata as to defendant’s claim for damages and that,…