Nimeth v. Felling

Murphy, Justice.

Appeal by Dairyland Mutual Insurance Company, garnishee, from a summary judgment. The principal issue which we consider is whether compulsory insurance, certified to the commissioner of highways pursuant to Minn. St. c. 170, provides protection to an injured third party, even though the insured violated a provision of the policy by failing to notify the insurer that the car involved in the accident was a replacement of the one originally insured.

The facts are undisputed. Defendant Dennis Felling carried a policy of public liability insurance with Dairyland Mutual Insurance…