CHRISTENSEN v. MILBANK INS. CO.

No. C3-01-2078.

658 N.W.2d 580 (2003)

Harvey CHRISTENSEN, Petitioner, Appellant, v. MILBANK INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Kuderer, Teresa M. Thompson, Johnson & Condon, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

John H. Scherer, Rajkowski Hansmeier Ltd., St. Cloud, MN, for Respondent.

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


OPINION

ANDERSON, Russell A., Justice.

In this case, we are asked to interpret the scope of the initial permission rule which provides that when a named insured initially gives another permission to use a vehicle, subsequent use, short of conversion or theft of the vehicle, remains permissive even though the use is outside the initial grant of permission. We hold, in the context of the "theft or conversion" exception to the initial permission rule, that...

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