Legal Opinion
West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. v. Milwaukee Mutual Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 11, 1986No. C0-85-177, C3-85-500PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
The court of appeals held that a driver’s personal injury claim against a passenger who grabbed the steering wheel of the moving automobile was covered by the passenger’s homeowner’s policy, the automobile exclusion in the homeowner’s policy not being applicable. We affirm.
On December 11, 1981, Thomas Graham, age 19, was driving his Volkswagen Beetle on a township gravel road, with his girlfriend, Diane Hager, age 18, a front-seat passenger. As Thomas was shifting from third to fourth gear with one hand on the steering wheel” and the other on the gearshift, Diane grabbed the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Haagenson v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Waseca Mutual Insurance Co. v. NoskaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Holm v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Nordby v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. HokansonCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1978
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Farm Bureau Gen. Ins. Co. of Michigan v. RidderingMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
- Harrison v. TomesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- North Pacific Insurance v. ChristensenWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- North Pacific Ins. Co. v. ChristensenWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- VIKING INSURANCE v. ZinkgrafCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987
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