Tuenge v. Konetski

OTIS, Justice.

This is a tort action to recover damages for personal injury arising out of an automobile accident. Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the district court denying their motion for amended findings of fact and conclusions of law. At issue is the construction of the offset provision of the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act (the Act), Minn.Stat. § 65B.51, subd. 1 (1980), which provides that any tort recovery arising out of an automobile accident be reduced by the amount of basic or optional economic loss benefits paid or payable.

Plaintiff Patricia Tuenge was injured in an…