Legal Opinion
Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Harris Ex Rel. Harris
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 8, 1985No. C6-85-264PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
In this declaratory judgment action the trial court found that Ronald Doyle was not a resident of his parents’ household at the time Doyle’s dog bit Joshua Harris. Consequently, the court concluded that Doyle was not an insured person under his parents’ homeowner’s policy and that the insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify him. The Harrises appeal.
FACTS
On September 19, 1982, Ronald Doyle and his daughter Shannon were visiting the home of Doyle’s girlfriend in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. While Shannon was walking Doyle’s dog, a Labrador-husky mix named Zeke, the dog…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark v. ViktoraSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Fruchtman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- Van Overbeke v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Rosenberger v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Johnsrud v. Tri-State Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Park v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- United Services Automobile Ass'n v. SwannSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
- Crown Holding Corp. v. LarsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
- Illinois Farmers Insurance Co. v. NeumannCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999