Legal Opinion

Casey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided January 8, 1991No. C0-90-1408PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SCHUMACHER, Judge.

Respondents Robert and Irene Casey brought this declaratory judgment action to determine their entitlement to underin-sured motorist benefits. On July 31, 1989, the trial court granted sun mary judgment on the question of coverage, leaving for trial a determination of Caseys’ damages. The July 31 order included an award of attorney fees in an amount to be determined after trial. A jury determined that the Caseys had suffered total damages of $236,575.92. The trial court granted attorney fees of $5,904 to Caseys. The parties were unable to agree on how a prior…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Thiele v. StichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  2. Morrison v. SwensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
  3. Broton v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  4. Carpenter v. MattisonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
  5. Green-Glo Turf Farms, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Preferred Mutual Insurance v. GamacheMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  2. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. SigmanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Trapp v. HancuhCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1998
  4. Lessard v. Milwaukee Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
  5. Brown v. FloweCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998

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