FARM BUREAU MUT. v. NATIONAL FAMILY INS.

No. C6-91-631.

474 N.W.2d 424 (1991)

FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, v. NATIONAL FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, Kevin Eckblad, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied October 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen L. Sorenson, Stringer & Rohleder, Ltd., St. Paul, for Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co.

Jeanne H. Unger, Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, Minneapolis, for Nat. Family Ins. Co.

Roger T. Sahr, Sahr, Kunert & Tambornino, Minneapolis, for Kevin Eckblad.

Considered and decided by PARKER, P.J., and FOLEY and FORSBERG, JJ.


OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

This appeal challenges the trial court's ruling that an insured cannot waive an insurer's subrogation rights. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

The facts of this case are undisputed. On December 21, 1981, respondent Kevin Eckblad was driving his father's grain truck, which was insured by appellant National Family Insurance Company, and ran out of gas. Eckblad walked to his parent's house and drove his pickup truck, which...

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