Legal Opinion
Berglund v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1997No. 96-2354, 96-2359PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case arises from a motor vehicle accident at an intersection in rural Iowa. Thomas K. Berglund ran a stop sign and struck a van. The van’s driver, Ronald Jalas, and his spouse, Pamela Jalas, suffered back and closed head injuries. Their four-year-old daughter, Jazelle, was killed. Two of the Jalases’ other children had died before. At the time of the accident, an automobile insurance policy issued by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company insured Thomas and Sally Berglund for up to $500,000 per accident. The Berglunds also had a $1 million excess…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Crisci v. Security InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Kooyman Ex Rel. Kooyman v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Hans E. Kivi and Carol A. Kivi, Individually and as Husband and Wife v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a Foreign Corporation, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Lira v. Shelter Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- Wayne D. Norton v. Caremark, Inc., Baxter Health Care CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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