STATE FARM v. UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS

No. C2-00-1851.

625 N.W.2d 160 (2001)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied June 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linc S. Deter, Brett W. Olander & Associates, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Karen Melling van Vliet, Johnson & van Vliet, P.L.L.P., St. Paul, MN, for respondents.

Considered and decided by STONEBURNER, Presiding Judge, KALITOWSKI and SCHUMACHER, Judges.


OPINION

STONEBURNER, Judge

The district court granted summary judgment in favor of respondent Universal Underwriters Insurance Company, finding Minn.Stat. § 65B.49, subd. 3(3)(d) (2000) did not prohibit Universal from contracting to limit its liability coverage for a permissive driver to the minimum statutory limits while providing higher limits for liability of the vehicle owner. We affirm.

FACTS

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