Hoff v. Minnesota Mutual Fire & Casualty

GIERKE, Justice.

Glen Hoff (Hoff) appeals summary judgment granted to Minnesota Mutual Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (Minnesota Mutual). The district court held, as a matter of law, that Hoff was not entitled to compensation under his homeowner’s insurance policy for loss sustained due to the theft of personal property from a premises Hoff had rented over the summer. Summary judgment is affirmed.

There are no facts in dispute in this matter. During the summer of 1985, Glen Hoff, along with five others, rented a cottage on Ice Cracking Lake, Minnesota. Hoff was unemployed and divided his…