Legal Opinion
Gieser v. Home Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 5, 1992No. C2-91-2439PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
The Home Indemnity Company challenges the trial court's declaration that a police officer injured while directing traffic 30-150 feet from his squad car is entitled to underinsured motorist benefits. We reverse.
FACTS
Officer Gieser sued Home Indemnity, seeking a declaration that he was eligible for underinsured motorist coverage under its policy insuring all motor vehicles owned by the City of Inver Grove Heights. 1 The trial court granted Gieser’s motion for summary judgment finding (1) Gieser was occupying the squad car at the time of the accident; (2) Minnesota law…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kaysen v. Federal Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Ostendorf v. Arrow Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
- Day v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Burgraff v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Horace Mann Insurance Co. v. NeuvilleCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
- LaFave v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
- Turner v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
- Allied Mutual Insurance Co. v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
- Sullivan v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
- Asli Jama v. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2026
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