Legal Opinion
Neuman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 20, 1992No. C2-91-1209PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
This appeal concerns the method of stacking underinsured motorist coverages in auto insurance policies. Is the amount recovered by the insured from the tortfea-sor to be deducted three times, i.e., from each of the three coverages being stacked, or only once from the aggregate coverage? The trial court and the court of appeals ruled the offset should be applied seriatim. Neuman v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 480 N.W.2d 133 (Minn.App.1992). 1 We disagree and reverse.
While driving his Ford pickup on October 26, 1985, plaintiff-appellant Darrell Neu-man was involved in an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nordby v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Broton v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Farmers Home Mutual Insurance Co. v. LillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- In Re State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Austin Mutual Insurance Co. v. TemplinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc. v. Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1997
- Schons v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Aaron v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2001
- Jensen v. United Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
- Lott v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
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