[DOWNLOAD] "Donald Dunshee v. State Farm Mutual" by Supreme Court of Minnesota # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Donald Dunshee v. State Farm Mutual
- Author : Supreme Court of Minnesota
- Release Date : January 18, 1975
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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Plaintiff, Donald Dunshee, an insured policyholder under a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance issued by defendant,
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, appeals from an order of Hennepin County District Court denying his motion,
filed pursuant to the Uniform Arbitration Act, Minn. St. 572.09, to arbitrate his claim that he was entitled to damages for
bodily injuries from defendant. His claim arises out of an automobile collision with an alleged "hit-and-run motor vehicle"
included as an "uninsured motor vehicle" by policy definition. An arbitration provision of the policy empowers arbitrators
to determine an insured's legal entitlement to recover damages from the owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle. Determining
that the scope of the arbitration clause is reasonably debatable under standards previously adopted by decisions of this court
construing the Uniform Arbitration Act, we reverse and order arbitration of the controversy. At the time of the accident, plaintiff was insured by defendant under two policies, both containing the following pertinent
provisions relating to uninsured-motorist coverage: