Legal Opinion

Western National Mutual Insurance Co. v. United States Fire Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 14, 1978No. 47752PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal by United States Fire Insurance Company (U. S. Fire) 1 from an order denying its post-trial motion and from the judgment entered in a declaratory judgment action brought by Western National Mutual Insurance Company (Western) to determine the obligations of each insurer under two automobile liability insurance policies. We reverse.

On November 9, 1974, John Zukauska was operating a motor vehicle which struck Louise Milbert. The vehicle was owned by Pamela J. Kost, and Zukauska was driving it with Kost’s permission. Milbert sustained personal injuries for which…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dairyland Insurance v. Implement Dealers InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  2. Federal Insurance Company v. PrestemonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
  3. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
  4. State v. CoySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Merseth v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
  2. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co. v. Depositors Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. BurginDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1990

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