Legal Opinion

American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided August 10, 1993No. Civ. 920313PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SANDSTROM, Justice.

We are asked to decide whether North Dakota or Minnesota no-fault insurance law applies in a subrogation action related to a Minnesota accident involving a North Dakota and a Minnesota insured motorist.

American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family) appeals from a summary judgment dismissing its declaratory judgment action seeking subrogation from Farmers Insurance Exchange (Farmers). We affirm.

On February 21, 1989, Nidal Omar and LeeAnna Hiestand were involved in an automobile accident in Moorhead, Minnesota. Omar, a North Dakota resident, was driving a pickup…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  2. Auten v. AutenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  3. Swift & Co. v. Bankers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
  4. Petty v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  5. Melick v. StanleyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. Tires ProductsDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2001
  2. Nodak Mutual Insurance Co. v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
  3. Daley v. American States Preferred Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Nodak Mutual Insurance Co. v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
  5. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Nodak Mutual Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1995

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