Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided March 3, 1998No. C6-97-1677PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
This appeal raises the question of whether the Minnesota legislature intended the noneconomic damage thresholds in the No-Fault Act to apply to an insured’s action against her own insurer for uninsured motorist coverage. We conclude that the thresholds apply and affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
FACTS
Alesia Johnson, a victim of a motor vehicle accident caused by an uninsured driver, She- drie Jenkins, sued her own insurance carrier, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, for uninsured motorist (UM) benefits. It is undisputed that Jenkins’s negligence…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- A. J. Chromy Construction Co. v. Commercial Mechanical Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- McIntosh v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Kollodge v. F. AND L. APPLIANCES, INC.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Huffman v. School Board of Independent Consolidated School District No. 11Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Smith v. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- In Re the Claim for Benefits by SloanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2007
- Braginsky v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
- Kyute v. AuslundCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
- Pemberton v. TheisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003