CLASSIFIED INS. CORP. v. VODINELICH

No. C4-84-219.

368 N.W.2d 921 (1985)

CLASSIFIED INSURANCE CORPORATION, petitioner, Appellant, v. Robert A. VODINELICH, individually and as Trustee for the Heirs and Next of Kin of Decedents April Rae Vodinelich and Lance R. Vodinelich, Respondents, Nancy L. Vodinelich, deceased, by Robert Dolan, Special Administrator of the Estate of Nancy L. Vodinelich, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 14, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Kettering, Jr., Paul M. Floyd, Minneapolis, for appellant.

James C. Erickson, St. Paul, for Robert Vodinelich, et al.

Robert T. Dolan, Minneapolis, for the estate.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


PETERSON, Justice.

Nancy Vodinelich committed suicide in August 1978 by idling the engine of her automobile while it was parked in the family garage. In taking her own life, she also accidentally caused the deaths of her two minor children when the door connecting the garage to the house somehow became slightly ajar and carbon monoxide leaked into the house.

Respondent, Robert A. Vodinelich, brought an action against the Estate of Nancy L. Vodinelich for damages...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases