Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Galloway
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 23, 1985No. C2-84-638PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
Claimant had a personal injury claim against three joint tortfeasors, two of whom were insured. She settled with the two insured tortfeasors on Pierringer releases, and then sought to invoke her own uninsured motorist coverage. Because, contrary to the terms of her own policy, claimant settled with the two insured tort-feasors without the consent of her uninsured motorist carrier, did claimant lose her right to uninsured motorist benefits? The trial court said no, as did the court of appeals. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Galloway, 354 N.W.2d 527…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Schmidt v. ClothierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Frey Ex Rel. Frey v. SnelgroveSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Craig v. Iowa Kemper Mutual Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1978
- Brunmeier v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Charest v. Union Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1973
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3Cited by18 opinions
- McIntosh v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Hermeling v. Minnesota Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- Klang v. American Family Insurance GroupCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Sheung Kwong v. Depositors Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Dairyland Insurance Co. v. StarkeySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
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