Legal Opinion
Gusk v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 6, 1997No. C4-95-2421PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Chief Justice.
This case involves the legal effect of a Schmidt v. Clothier substitution on an insurer’s liability for uninsured motorist coverage. Plaintiff-respondent Scott Raymond Gusk was involved in an automobile accident with an insured vehicle and an uninsured vehicle. Gusk reached a tentative settlement with the insured driver, and appellant Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) substituted its draft under Schmidt v. Clothier, 388 N.W.2d 256, 263 (Minn.1983), to preserve its potential subrogation rights as an underinsurer. After trial, the jury awarded Gusk…
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