AMERICAN FAMILY INS. CO. v. WALSER

No. C1-00-349.

628 N.W.2d 605 (2001)

AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, v. Andy WALSER, Respondent, Matthew Jewison, a minor by and through Gary Jewison, his parent and natural guardian, et al., Petitioners, Appellants, Jason Shoemaker, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip R. Reitan, Mankato, for appellant.

Steven J. Hovey, Hoversten, Johnson, Beckmann, Wellman & Hovey, LLP, Austin, for respondent American Family Ins. Co.

Jane McMahon, St. Paul, for respondent Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Andy Walser, Mapleton, pro se.

Jason Shoemaker, Fort Sill, OK, pro se.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


OPINION

PAUL H. ANDERSON, Justice.

Appellant Matthew Jewison was injured after falling from the rim of a basketball hoop from which he had been hanging by his hands. Jewison fell because two of his acquaintances pulled on his ankles, causing him to lose his grip on the rim. After receiving medical treatment and therapy for the injury, Jewison sued the two acquaintances, one of whom was covered by a homeowner's policy issued by American Family Insurance....

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