Legal Opinion
Chacos v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 28, 1985No. C7-84-1803PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
Peter Chacos appeals from a judgment entered after a jury found a lapse of medical treatment and disability for more than one year, making him ineligible for basic economic loss benefits under his State Farm automobile insurance policy. He contends the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the meaning of “inability to work” in Minn.Stat. § 65B.44, subd. 3. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
FACTS
Chacos was involved in an automobile accident on July 16, 1980, when a truck driver ran a stop sign and broadsided his car on the driver’s side. Chacos did not appear…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
- Lamb v. JordanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Schulte v. CH PETERSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANYSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Hagen v. SnowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Fredenburg v. Control Data Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Guenther v. Austin Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Latzig v. Transamerica Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
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