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Minn. Stat. § 170.21 (2026)

[Repealed]

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[Repealed, 1974 c 408 s 33]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1949–2015 · leading case: Hughes v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 236 N.W.2d 870 (N.D. 1975).
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Hughes v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 236 N.W.2d 870 (N.D. 1975). · cites it 2× “" 12A Minn.Stat.Ann. 170.21, Subd. 5, p. 406. [3] The Legislature, in 1973, restored the reference to the policy coverage defined in § 39-16.”
Frye v. Anderson, 80 N.W.2d 593 (Minn. 1957). · cites it 4× “39, and § 170.21, subd. 9, “owner” when nsed for purposes of M.”
State Auto. & Cas. Underwriters v. Runia, 363 N.W.2d 818 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 170.21, subd. 5 (Repealed Laws 1974, c.”
Zappa v. Fahey, 245 N.W.2d 258 (Minn. 1976). “1971, § 170.21, subd. 9, 2 which provided as follows: “ ‘Owner’ means a person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle, or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of…”
Aasen v. Aasen, 36 N.W.2d 27 (Minn. 1949). · cites it 2× “Section 170.21, subd. 1, provides: “The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different…”
Great Am. Ins. Co. v. Golla, 493 N.W.2d 602 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 170.21, subd. 5 (1972) (emphasis added).”
Chapman v. Davis, 45 N.W.2d 822 (Minn. 1951). “55 of the safety responsibility act (§§ 170.21 to 170.58), which was first enacted in 1945 (L.”
United Fin. Cas. Co. v. Nelson, 109 F. Supp. 3d 1085 (D. Minn. 2015). · cites it 2× “at 798 (quoting Minn.Stat. § 170.21, subd. 5). In reaching its conclusion, the court adopted the definition of “designed” in Webster’s Third New International Dictionary: “to plan or produce with special intentional adaptation to a specific end.”
Stepec v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 222 N.W.2d 796 (Minn. 1974). “” We cannot reconcile the plaintiffs’ construction of the words “motor vehicle” used in the Safety Responsibility Act, § 170.21, subd. 5, with the statutory definition of a snowmobile.”
Gross v. Powell, 181 N.W.2d 113 (Minn. 1970). · cites it 2× “54 pursuant to § 170.21, subd. 9, which provides: “ ‘Owner’ means a person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle, or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the…”
Stroesser v. Hopper, 129 N.W.2d 913 (Minn. 1964). “26, of the Highway Traffic Regulation Act, and § 170.21, subd. 9, of the Safety Responsibility Act, an owner is defined as the person who holds legal tide or who is a conditional vendee in possession.”
Reutzel v. State, Dep't of Highways, 186 N.W.2d 521 (Minn. 1971). “2 and 3; § 170.21, subd. 10); nor is a security deposit required if the accident caused no injury or damage or if “it appears to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the driver or owner is not liable for any damages resulting from the accident.”
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