Legal Opinion

Medicine Lake Bus Co. v. Smith

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided October 29, 1996No. C0-96-949PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Allen W. Smith filed a no-fault insurance claim with the administrator of a bus company’s no-fault self-insurance plan. The administrator denied Smith basic economic loss benefits, and the bus company filed this declaratory judgment action seeking a determination that its self-insurance plan does not cover Smith. The trial judge ordered judgment for the bus company, and Smith appeals. We reverse.

FACTS

Allen Smith was a passenger on a mini-coach 16-passenger bus owned and operated by Medicine Lake Bus Company. When the bus stopped near the intersection of France Avenue and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Haagenson v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  2. Continental Western Insurance Co. v. KlugSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
  3. Holm v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  4. Tlougan v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  5. Engeldinger v. State Automobile & Casualty UnderwritersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co. v. MarvinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2006
  2. Jama v. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2025
  3. Tillery v. League General Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1998

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