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· 7/16/1976

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Grain Belt Breweries, Inc.

Citations

  • 245 N.W.2d 186
  • 309 Minn. 376
  • 1976 Minn. LEXIS 1549

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • implying that special circumstances include parking unusually dangerous vehicle in high crime area with keys in ignition
  • vehicle stolen was a beer truck that was left in an area that had a high level of alcohol consumption
  • theft of beer truck and subsequent collision were foreseeable when the truck was left with keys in the ignition in a high-crime, hard-drinking area
  • whether the negligent driving after the theft is an intervening efficient cause is a fact question for jury
  • vehicle stolen was a heer truck that was left in an area that had a high level of alcohol consumption
  • keys left in beer truck parked in high-crime, “hard-drinking” area of Minneapolis

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: MacLaughlin, Rogosheske, Peterson, Yetka

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