Legal Opinion

Jostens, Inc. v. Northfield Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided January 31, 1995No. C3-94-1394PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIES, Judge.

Insured challenges summary judgment for insurer, arguing that insurance policy provided illusory coverage of discrimination claims. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Jostens, Inc. (Jostens), paid $90,000 for a $5,000,000 “Umbrella Liability Policy” from respondent Northfield Insurance Company (Northfield). The policy provided liability coverage for bodily injury and personal injury damages in excess of other insurance on a broad variety of risks. Among many other injuries, the policy defined “personal injury” to include injury arising out of:

Discrimination except for that:(1)…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Atwater Creamery Co. v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  2. Wartnick v. Moss & BarnettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
  3. Meister v. Western National Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
  4. Dairyland Insurance v. Implement Dealers InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  5. Motor Vehicle Casualty Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc. v. Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1997
  2. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance v. Roger SchwiegerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  3. Leonard v. Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc. (In Re SRC Holding Corp.)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. Sletten & Brettin Orthodontics, LLC v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  5. Sparks v. Trustguard Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2012

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