Legal Opinion
Burniece v. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided June 19, 1986No. C0-85-2172PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LESLIE, Judge.
Stuart L. Burniece brought suit against his No-Fault carrier and the trial court awarded damages including prejudgment interest and the fifteen percent overdue benefits penalty of the No-Fault Act. Illinois Farmers Insurance Company appeals, claiming it should only have to pay the fifteen percent penalty. We affirm.
FACTS
As a result of a 1977 automobile accident, respondent Stuart Burniece missed about twenty weeks of work. Appellant Illinois Farmers Insurance, which insured two of respondent’s cars, paid him $200 per week in lost wage benefits. Appellant paid only $200…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Haagenson v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Streich v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Pederson v. All Nation Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Peterson v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Thompson v. GasparroSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- Burniece v. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Motschenbacher v. New Hampshire Insurance GroupCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
- American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
- Burniece v. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986