Legal Opinion

J. Moore L.L.C., Appellant, vs. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Respondent

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided October 6, 2025No. a242030Published

Substitute service on a foreign insurance company is permitted under Minnesota Statutes section 45.028, subdivision 1(c) (2024), when the foreign insurance company appoints the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce for service of process pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 60A.19, subdivision 3, or section 60A.21, subdivision 2(1) (2024). It is not necessary to specifically plead section 45.028, subdivision 1(c), in the complaint.

1Opinion of the Court

STATE OF MINNESOTA IN COURT OF APPEALS A24-2030 J. Moore L.L.C., Appellant, vs. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Respondent. Filed October 6, 2025 Reversed and remanded Connolly, Judge Hennepin County District Court File No. 27-CV-24-9289 Mihajlo Babovic, Greenstein Sellers PLLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota (for appellant) Scott G. Williams, Lindsey A. Streicher, HAWS-KM, P.A., St. Paul, Minnesota (for respondent) Considered and decided by Connolly, Presiding Judge; Schmidt, Judge; and Florey, Judge. SYLLABUS Substitute service on a foreign insurance company is permitted under Minnesota…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Robert Meeker v. IDS Property Casualty Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015

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