HAWKINS v. THORP CREDIT AND THRIFT CO.

No. C0-88-2123.

441 N.W.2d 470 (1989)

Monique R. HAWKINS on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated, Appellant, v. THORP CREDIT AND THRIFT COMPANY, a/k/a Thorp Credit and Finance Company, American Bankers Life Assurance Company of Florida, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reinhardt and Anderson, Mark Reinhardt, Susan Bedor, and Richard Nadler & Associates, Richard Nadler, Michael Hoverson, St. Paul, for appellant.

Lindquist & Vennum, Richard Ihrig, Kurtis A. Greenley, William P. Hoye, Mackall, Crounse & Moore, Clay Moore, Frank Dvorak, Minneapolis, for Thorpe.

Faegre & Benson, Arthur L. Daten, Minneapolis, for American Bankers.

Seymour J. Mansfield & Associates, Seymour J. Mansfield, Richard Fuller, Minneapolis, amici curiae.

Legal Aid Society of MN/Mid-MN Legal Assistance, Galen Robinson, Minneapolis, amici curiae.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


YETKA, Justice.

Appellant, Monique R. Hawkins, appeals from a judgment entered in Hennepin County District Court in favor of respondents, Thorp Credit and Thrift Company and American Bankers Life Assurance Company of Florida, on the question of whether the insurance sold and written by respondents was a per se violation of Minnesota law. After entering final judgment, the trial court apparently intended to certify the above question as important and doubtful pursuant...

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