Legal Opinion
Davis v. Furlong
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 7, 1983No. 81-916PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERSON, Justice.
This appeal presents a choice-of-law issue concerning the applicability of Wisconsin’s direct action statute or Minnesota’s common law prohibition of direct actions against an insured’s liability carrier. The district court summarily granted plaintiffs’ motion to join insurer as a defendant. We reverse.
Plaintiff, Melanie Davis, was severely injured on January 19, 1979, in a collision between the car in which she was riding, driven by defendant Russell J. Knudsen, and a car driven by defendant Robert F. Furlong. The accident happened near Hag-er City, Wisconsin, but plaintiff…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Milkovich v. SaariSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Herrick v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Myers v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. HerrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Weston v. JonesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
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