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WEEKS v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUT. INS. CO.

No. C7-96-2438.

580 N.W.2d 24 (1998)

Shari WEEKS, Respondent, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 11, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Hart, Thomas H. Crouch, Meagher & Geer, PLLP, Minneapolis, Marcia C. Taylor, Taylor, Harrington, Rerat, Lance & Stofferahn, Maple Grove, for appellant.

Charles A. Cox, III, Cox & Goudy, Minneaplois, for appellant.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

This case requires us to address whether a cause of action for uninsured motorist (UM) benefits accrues on the date of the accident or on the date the insurer rejects the claim. Respondent Shari Weeks was injured in a car accident on July 4, 1987, while she was a passenger in a friend's car. The friend's car was hit from behind by two other cars, but the drivers of the other cars fled the scene and were never identified. Weeks...

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