Legal Opinion

McIntosh v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 28, 1992No. CX-91-261PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMONETT, Justice.

May an intentional assault qualify as an “accident” for purposes of either no-fault or uninsured motorist coverage or both?

On October 1, 1987, Robert Taylor parked his uninsured car near the home of his former girlfriend, Twaya McIntosh. When McIntosh came out of the house, she got into her own car, a Dodge automobile, *477accompanied by a male companion and her 6-month-old son (whose father is Taylor). Taylor walked over to the Dodge and confronted McIntosh about a bedroom set purchased when the two were still living together. Taylor asked McIntosh to go back into the house…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Continental Western Insurance Co. v. KlugSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
  2. Leatherby Insurance Company v. WilloughbyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  3. Weis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  4. Keeler v. Farmers & Merchants Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Dunphy Boat Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1954

4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. American Family Insurance Co. v. WalserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
  2. Wendell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Le v. Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Angela Mary Lennartson, Katie FossSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
  5. Latterell v. Progressive Northern Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2011

39 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API