CHARBONEAU v. AMERICAN FAMILY INS. CO.

No. C9-90-2525.

467 N.W.2d 830 (1991)

In the Matter of the arbitration between Robin CHARBONEAU, Appellant, v. AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

April 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary C. Cade, Mark H. Gruesner, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., Minneapolis, for appellant.

J.D. Haas, Eden Prairie, for respondent.

Considered and decided by DAVIES, P.J., and LANSING and CRIPPEN, JJ.


OPINION

DAVIES, Judge.

Although appellant's damages exceeded $5,000 at the time of filing for arbitration, she limited her claim to that amount. Appellant challenges the trial court's interpretation of Minn.Stat. § 65B.525 (Supp.1987) as not giving arbitrators mandatory jurisdiction to hear claims accrued to an amount in excess of $5,000 at the time of hearing.1 We reverse and remand.

FACTS

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