Legal Opinion

State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. v. Gertsema

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 3, 2010No. 25077Published

1Opinion of the Court

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Jozette Gertsema was injured while riding as a passenger on an all terrain vehicle (ATV) driven by her cousin Shane Gertsema. Calvin and Laci Hanson (Hansons) purchased the ATV for their daughter Brittany, and Hansons were the named insureds under a recreational vehicle insurance policy issued by State Farm Automobile Insurance Company. State Farm filed this action seeking a declaration that there was no coverage for medical payments or liability under the policy. Jozette claimed coverage, arguing that Shane was an insured under the policy’s omnibus clause because…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Automobile Underwriters, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
  2. Estate of Trobaugh Ex Rel. Trobaugh v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. AndersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Foote v. Douglas CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. RagatzSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997

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