Legal Opinion
Schons v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 8, 2001No. C6-99-1246PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLATZ, Chief Justice.
In this case, we are required to determine the proper application of Minn.Stat. § 65B.49, subd. 3a(5) (2000), of Minnesota’s No Fault Automobile Insurance Act (the “No Fault Act”) to the underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits claim of a passenger injured in an automobile accident involving two negligent drivers. Appellant Tammara Stimpert Schons seeks UIM benefits from her automobile policy with respondent State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company because her damages exceed the UIM and liability benefits available to her under the negligent drivers’ insurance…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Cooper v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Hibbing Education Ass'n v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Johnson v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Hanson v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Thommen v. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. MerrillDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2018
- Carlson v. Allstate Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2007
- Swenson v. Waseca Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
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