STAR WINDSHIELD REPAIR v. WESTERN NAT. INS.

Nos. A07-216, A07-217 and A07-830.

744 N.W.2d 237 (2008)

STAR WINDSHIELD REPAIR, INC., as assignee for Aaron HELGET, Petitioner, Appellant (A07-216) v. WESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., Respondent (A07-216), and The Glass Network, Claimant (A07-217), Auto Glass Express, as assignee for Kathy Heglos, claimant, Appellant (A07-217), v. Austin Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent (A07-217), and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, petitioner, Appellant (A07-830), v. Archer Auto Glass, as Assignee of Ronald Hornberg, Respondent (A07-830).

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

February 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Lloyd, Livgard & Rabuse, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for appellants Star Windshield Repair and Auto Glass Express, and for respondent Archer Auto Glass.

Eric J. Magnuson, Briggs & Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, MN; and Mark R. Bradford, Bassford Remele, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent Western National Insurance Co.

Steven R. Kluz, Mohrman & Kaardal, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for respondent Austin Mutual Insurance Company.

Leatha G. Wolter, Jenneane L. Jansen, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

Considered and decided by SHUMAKER, Presiding Judge; WORKE, Judge; and MUEHLBERG, Judge.


OPINION

SHUMAKER, Judge.

Each of these appeals is taken from a district court decision resolving a motion to vacate an arbitrator's award related to claims for insurance policy proceeds made by auto glass repair companies as purported assignees of the insured policyholders. In two of the cases, the district court vacated the arbitrators' awards, concluding that anti-assignment language in the insurance policies precluded assignment of post-loss auto-glass...

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