Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided April 24, 2001No. C2-00-1851PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STONEBURNER, Judge
The district court granted summary judgment in favor of respondent Universal Underwriters Insurance Company, finding Minn.Stat. § 65B.49, subd. 3(3)(d) (2000) did not prohibit Universal from contracting to limit its liability coverage for a permissive driver to the minimum statutory limits while providing higher limits for liability of the vehicle owner. We affirm.
FACTS
On January 29, 1999, James Zeppelin caused an accident while driving a “loaner” vehicle, a 1995 pickup owned by Gilleland Chevrolet. The driver of the other vehicle was injured in the accident.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Cooper v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Lobeck v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- Garrick v. Northland Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- Hertz Corp. v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
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