Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 72A.149 (2026)

[Repealed]

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[Renumbered 65B.22]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases, 1969–2009 · leading case: Owens v. Federated Mut. Implement & Hardware Ins. Co., 328 N.W.2d 162 (Minn. 1983).
Owens v. Federated Mut. Implement & Hardware Ins. Co., 328 N.W.2d 162 (Minn. 1983). · cites it 13× “This case presents the issue of whether former Minn.Stat. § 72A.149 (1969) automatically increased the limits of uninsured motorist coverage, as of January 1, 1971, for auto liability insurance policies then in force but issued prior to that date.”
Farkas v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co., 173 N.W.2d 21 (Minn. 1969). · cites it 10× “Section 72A.149, subd. 2, includes in the definition of "uninsured motor vehicle" an insured vehicle with respect to which the insurer thereof is unable to make payments because of insolvency.”
Jacobson v. Illinois Farmers Ins. Co., 264 N.W.2d 804 (Minn. 1978). · cites it 4× “1967, § 72A.149, subd. 1, provided in part: “No automobile liability or motor vehicle liability policy of insurance * * * shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state * * * unless coverage is provided therein or supplemental thereto, under provisions approved by the…”
Forcier v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 310 N.W.2d 124 (Minn. 1981). · cites it 4× “149 (Minn.Stat. § 72A.149 (1969)) dealing with uninsured motorist coverage.”
Am. Motorist Ins. Co. v. Sarvela, 327 N.W.2d 77 (Minn. 1982). · cites it 2× “American Motorist contends the trial court was correct because this court has voided policy exclusions only when the coverages were mandatory. This is an incorrect characterization of the law.”
Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. St. Paul Ins. Companies, 305 N.W.2d 571 (Minn. 1981). · cites it 2× “In that case, we struck down policy provisions purporting to limit payment of uninsured benefits to coverage provided under one policy when more than one policy was applicable to the loss as repugnant to Minn.Stat. § 72A.149 (1967) (current version at Minn.”
Van Tassel v. Horace Mann Ins. Co., 207 N.W.2d 348 (Minn. 1973). · cites it 2× “1967, § 72A.149, 1 which requires all policies of automobile insurance issued after the effective date of the statute to contain uninsured-motorist coverage.”
Holman v. All Nation Ins. Co., 288 N.W.2d 244 (Minn. 1980). “1969, § 72A.149, made uninsured motorist coverage automatic unless a policyholder opted out and rejected it.”
Taylor v. Great Cent. Ins. Co., 234 N.W.2d 590 (Minn. 1975). · cites it 4× “1969, § 72A.149, subd. 2, 1 which at the time of this accident provided for mandatory insurance coverage in every automobile liability policy in amounts prescribed by Minn.”
Wasche v. Milbank Mut. Ins. Co., 268 N.W.2d 913 (Minn. 1978). “1967, § 72A.149, and Minn.St. 1971, § 65B.22. 9 .”
Folstad v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 210 N.W.2d 238 (Minn. 1973). · cites it 5× “1967, § 72A.149, 1 since amended, 2 mandated uninsured mo *497 torist coverage in automobile liability insurance policies unless such coverage was rejected in writing.”
Johnson v. Cummiskey, 765 N.W.2d 652 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Before 1967, when the legislature passed its first law regarding uninsured motorist coverage, Minn.Stat. § 72A.149 (1967), Minnesota courts were not in the business of reforming terms of underinsured or uninsured motorist provisions to meet any particular public policy or system…”
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