C5-99-704, Patricia Frances Oanes, et al., Appellants, vs. Allstate Insurance Company, Respondent. September 7, 2000

Case Date: 09/28/2000
Court: Supreme Court
Docket No: C5-99-704, Patricia Frances Oanes, et al., App

STATE OF MINNESOTA

IN SUPREME COURT

C5-99-704

Court of AppealsPage, J.

 

Patricia Frances Oanes, et al.,

Appellants,

vs.

Allstate Insurance Company,

Respondent.

Filed: September 14, 2000
Office of Appellate Courts

 

 

S Y L L A B U S

A claim for underinsured motorist coverage accrues and the statute of limitations begins to run on the date of settlement with or judgment against the tortfeasor.

Reversed and remanded.

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

 

O P I N I O N

PAGE, Justice.

The court of appeals affirmed dismissal of a suit for underinsured motorist (