Great West Casualty Co. v. Northland Insurance

OPINION

DAVIES, Judge.

Appellant Great West Casualty Company instituted an action against respondent Northland Insurance Company pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 65B.47, subd. 5 (for contribution) or subd. 6 (for subrogation). The trial court held as a matter of law that Great West was not entitled to recover and entered a judgment in favor of Northland. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

In June 1988, Maynard Neuleib (the insured) suffered a dislocated shoulder while unloading a semi-trailer. Three years later, the insured re-injured the shoulder, again while unloading a semi-trailer. At the time of the…