U.S. FIRE INS. CO. v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 3-89 CIV 494.

726 F.Supp. 740 (1989)

The UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Evanston Insurance Company, First State Insurance Company, and Old Republic Insurance Company, Plaintiffs, v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Third Division.

December 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Faegre & Benson by Scott W. Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn., for plaintiffs The U.S. Fire Ins. Co. and Evanston Ins. Co.

Moss & Barnett by Thomas J. Shroyer, and Scott Herzog, Minneapolis, Minn., for plaintiffs First State Ins. Co. and Old Republic Ins. Co.

Dorsey & Whitney by Daniel P. O'Keefe, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendant.


ORDER

ALSOP, Chief Judge.

The above entitled action comes before the court on cross motions for summary judgment. Two issues, which are inextricably intertwined, are presented to the court. The first is whether Minnesota or Georgia law should apply to this action. The second is if Minnesota law applies, whether Minnesota public policy bars insurance coverage for a punitive damage award against Goodyear which was a result of a products liability claim which...

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