STEPEC v. FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 44316.

222 N.W.2d 796 (1974)

Craig STEPEC, a Minor, by and through Steven A. Stepec, Guardian Ad Litem, et al., Appellants, v. FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

October 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Matonich, Hibbing, for appellants.

Applequist, Donovan, Larson, Barnes, Mathias & Magie and Robert E. Mathias, Duluth, for respondent.

Roger J. Nierengarten, St. Cloud, for amicus curiae.

Heard before KNUTSON, C.J., and OTIS, PETERSON, TODD, and SCOTT, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


OTIS, Justice.

The issue on this appeal is whether a snowmobile is a "motor vehicle" within the meaning of Minn.St. 65B.22, subd. 3, relating to uninsured-motorist coverage. The trial court held that it is not and we affirm.

This litigation arose out of a collision between two snowmobiles on a Morse township road in St. Louis County on November 24, 1971. The minor plaintiff, Craig Stepec, was injured while riding as a passenger on a snowmobile owned by Frank...

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