Allied Mut. v. Western Nat. Mut.

552 N.W.2d 561 (1996)

ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent,

v.

WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, Appellant.

No. C2-95-490.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 29, 1996.

Gislason, Martin & Varpness, P.A., Dan T. Ryerson, Edina, MN, for appellant.

Ramler Law Office, P.A., George C. Ramler, Minnetonka, MN, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

COYNE, Justice.

After Marla Decker was run over and injured by an uninsured motorist, her automobile insurer, Allied Mutual Insurance Company, paid her $10,000 pursuant to an arbitration award of…