Dougherty v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

This case requires us to review a court of appeals decision affirming a Stearns County district court judgment in which the district court concluded that injuries sustained by respondent Sheryl Dougherty, an insured of appellant State Farm Mutual Insurance Company (State Farm), arose out of the maintenance or use of a motor vehicle and that Dougherty was therefore entitled to no-fault insurance benefits. Because we conclude that Dougherty’s injuries were a natural consequence of her use of a vehicle, we affirm.

Dougherty’s injuries occurred on December 17, 2000, when she…