Legal Opinion
Atwater Creamery Co. v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 19, 1985No. C5-82-581PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
Atwater Creamery Company (Atwater) sought a declaratory judgment against its insurer, Western National Mutual Insurance Company (Western), seeking coverage for losses sustained during a burglary of the creamery’s storage building. Atwater joined Strehlow Insurance Agency and Charles Strehlow (Strehlow), its agent, as defendants, seeking damages in the alternative due to Strehlow’s alleged negligence and misrepresentation. The Kandiyohi County District Court granted a directed verdict for Strehlow because Atwater failed to establish an insurance agent’s standard of care by expert…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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