Broton v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
COYNE, Justice.
This declaratory action requires interpretation of a 1985 amendment to the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act governing the maximum liability of insurers for underinsured motorist coverage. The trial court and court of appeals ruled that the 1985 amendment codified as Minn. Stat. § 65B.49, subd. 4a (1986) did not change underinsured motorist coverage and that an injured party whose damages exceed the limits of the tortfeasor’s liability insurance may recover underinsured motorist benefits even if the limits of the tort-feasor’s liability coverage equal or exceed the…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Schmidt v. ClothierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Holman v. All Nation Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Van Tassel v. Horace Mann Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Wasche v. Milbank Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Hanson v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
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3Cited by48 opinions
- McDonald v. Republic-Franklin InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Employers Mutual Companies v. NordstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
- Farmland Insurance Companies of Des Moines v. HeitmannSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
- Dohney v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Gabriel v. Minnesota Mutual Fire & CasualtyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
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