Minners v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Otis, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether a so-called “household-exclusion” provision of plaintiff’s automobile liability policy, written by defendant, applies where one driver, William Wiik, has secured a judgment of contribution against the other driver, the plaintiff herein, arising out of their joint negligence in causing the death of plaintiff’s wife. We hold that the exclusion does apply to policies issued prior to July 1, 1969, and therefore reverse.

The decedent, Ella P. Minners, was a passenger in the car of her husband, the plaintiff herein, when it collided with a car…