Legal Opinion
Alton M. Johnson Co. v. M.A.I. Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 21, 1990No. C3-89-1042PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
In this appeal, the garnishee insurer claims it was erroneously denied a jury trial on whether the Miller-Shugart settlement made by its insured with the injured claimant was a reasonable settlement, hence binding on the insurer. 1 We agree with the trial court and the court of appeals that “reasonableness” was not a jury issue, and affirm.
The litigation leading up to this case needs to be briefly related. The Alton M. Johnson Company (Johnson Company) was served with suit papers in a serious personal injury case commenced by claimant Gary Prederickson. Johnson Company…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miller v. ShugartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Osgood v. Medical, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
- Rognrud v. ZubertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- Hennings v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
- Traver v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. v. Americold Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1997
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Joseph L. Koehnen v. Herald Fire Insurance Company, Defendant/garnishee--Appellee, Rachel Sarah PaulCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Sellie v. North Dakota Insurance Guaranty Ass'nNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
- D.E.M. v. AllicksonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
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