AMERICAN RELIABLE INS. CO. v. MODERN HOMES, INC.

No. 45074.

247 N.W.2d 39 (1976)

AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. MODERN HOMES, INC., Respondent, Northern Aire Manufacturing Company, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

October 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greenberg, Bloomquist & Colosimo and John M. Colosimo, Virginia, for appellant.

Jardine, Logan & O'Brien and Michael J. Healey, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard before PETERSON, TODD and YETKA, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


TODD, Justice.

Ronald Heitzman purchased a trailer home from Modern Homes, Inc. (Modern) which was manufactured by Northern Aire Manufacturing Company (Northern). Heitzman procured fire insurance from American Reliable Insurance Company (American). The trailer home burned and American as subrogee of Heitzman brought a products liability action to recover its loss. The jury determined the product to be defective, but found no causation. We affirm.

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