Legal Opinion
Houser v. Gilbert
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1986No. Civ. 10999, 11000 and 11019PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Three insurance companies seek review of the apportionment of their responsibilities for a judgment against their common insureds in a wrongful death action, which arose out of a truck collision. We affirm the trial court in part and reverse in part.
The Brakke family, while trucking sugar-beets from an adjacent field, deposited mud and dirt on the highway. A light rain exacerbated slippery conditions, causing Timothy Gilbert to lose control of his semi-truck and strike Russell Houser’s semi-truck head-on. The jury found that the Brakkes’ negligence was the sole cause of the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PartridgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Waseca Mutual Insurance Co. v. NoskaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Norgaard v. Nodak Mutual Insurance CompanyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. ThompsonWashington Supreme Court · 1960
- Milbank Mutual Insurance Co. v. Dairyland Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Northern Assurance Co. of America v. EDP Floors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Center Mutual Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
- Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. LynneNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- SALEM GROUP, FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INS. CO. v. OliverNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
- Transamerica v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
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