Legal Opinion

Blackburn, Nickels & Smith, Inc. v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 1990No. Civ. 890103, 890178PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVINE, Justice.

Blackburn, Nickels & Smith, Inc., (BNS) appeals from separate judgments dismissing its declaratory judgment action against National Farmers Union Property & Casu alty Company (Farmers Union) and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (Aetna). We reverse both judgments and remand for a determination of the questions raised.

On October 7, 1985, a vehicle owned by Scott Smith, d/b/a Smitty’s Lawn Service (Smith), and driven by an employee, Mark Dagner (Dagner), collided with a vehicle driven by Kenneth Amstutz and occupied by Kenneth’s mother, Alta Amstutz. Alta and her spouse, Robert…

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  4. Aberle v. KarnNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  5. United Pacific Insurance Co. v. Aetna Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1981

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