Legal Opinion
Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 9, 1988No. C5-87-1877PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
The dispute in this case is between two insurance companies as to which one is the primary insurer responsible to pay damages to Kenneth DeCent. DeCent, a student at a public high school, was injured during a physical education class taught by David Trefethen and assisted by Jim Leitch, a high school senior. The school district had general liability insurance with Continental Insurance Company and umbrella liability insurance with respondent, Interstate Fire & Casualty Company. The injured plaintiff, Kenneth DeCent, settled for the Continental policy limits of $500,000 and an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Betlach v. Wayzata CondominiumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Iowa Kemper Insurance Co. v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Integrity Mutual Insurance v. State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Jostens, Inc. v. Mission Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Jones v. Medox, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Garrick v. Northland Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- Hertz Corp. v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- Christensen v. Milbank Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
- Progressive Specialty Insurance Co. v. Widness Ex Rel. WidnessSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Westfield Insurance Companies v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2001
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