Legal Opinion
Rehnelt v. Stuebe
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 19, 1986No. C9-85-1781, C1-85-2259PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCOTT, Justice.
DuWayne Rehnelt and Debra Chaney are injured parties in two separate automobile accidents in Minnesota. They did not have no-fault automobile insurance on their vehicles. Both sought to recover economic loss benefits from the drivers of the other vehicles involved in these accidents. In each case the court of appeals held that the injured party’s failure to have no-fault insurance did not bar the recovery of economic loss benefits in the tort actions. We reverse that holding in both cases.
Rehnelt Claim.
Rehnelt owned and operated a 1974 Ford motor vehicle that was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pinnick v. ClearyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Carlson v. SmogardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- Haugen v. Town of WalthamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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- Davidson v. BradfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
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