Legal Opinion
Amatuzio v. United States Fire Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided July 28, 1987No. C4-87-316PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
An experimental aircraft belonging to AMS/Air, Inc., was extensively damaged in a crash during the Reno, Nevada, National Championship Air Races. Albert Amatuzio and AMS/Air, Inc., brought an action to recover the face value of the policy, but the trial court found no coverage and granted summary judgment for the insurer. We reverse the summary judgment because the language of the insurance policy was ambiguous and must be construed in favor of coverage.
FACTS
In 1983 Albert Amatuzio and AMS/Air, Inc. (AMS/Air), purchased an aircraft from Daniel Mortenson, an employee of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Columbia Heights Motors, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Canadian Universal Insurance Co. v. Fire Watch, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Nordby v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Quaderer v. Integrity Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Campbell v. Insurance Service AgencyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
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