Nodak Ins. Co. v. Farm Family Casualty Ins. Co., et al.
Docket No. 20220114
Oral Argument:
Monday, October 3, 2022 1:30 PM
Docket Info
- Title
- Nodak Insurance Company, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Farm Family Casualty Insurance Company, Defendant and Appellant
and
Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual
Insurance Company; Samuel Hamilton;
Gordon Williams, individually and as
parent and next friend of H.W., a minor;
and Dawn Hustad and Kris Meduna,
individually and as parents and next
friends of A.M., a deceased minor, Plaintiffs - Case Type
- CIVIL APPEAL : INSURANCE
- Appeal From
-
Case No. 2019-CV-01787
Northwest Judicial District, Williams County
Kirsten Marie Sjue
2023 ND 84990 N.W.2d 595
Oral Argument
10/3/2022
Highlight
Interpretation of an insurance policy is a question of law, fully reviewable on appeal.
If coverage hinges on an undefined term, the plain, ordinary meaning of the term applies in interpreting the contract.
While insurance policies are regarded as adhesion contracts and ambiguities are resolved in favor of the insured, a contract will not be rewritten to impose liability on an insurer if the policy unambiguously precludes coverage.
The phrase “similar insurance” used in an automatic termination or cessation provision means similar in type and in amount.
(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)
| Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/20/2022 | NOTICE OF APPEAL : 04/20/2022 | |
| 2 | 04/20/2022 | ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 04/27/2022 | View |
| 3 | 04/25/2022 | Rec'd $125.00 Filing Fee | |
| 4 | 04/26/2022 | Updated Affidavit from Klay C. Ahrens for pro hac vice appearance | View |
| 5 | 04/27/2022 | NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV. | View |
| 6 | 04/27/2022 | Notice Served on Joseph M. Barnett & Klay C. Ahrens, Scott K. Porsborg & Austin T. Lafferty | |
| 7 | 04/27/2022 | Paul R. Sanderson & William J. Behrmann, Charles L. Neff, H. Patrick Weir Jordan B. Weir and | |
| 8 | 04/27/2022 | Mackenzie L. Hertz | |
| 9 | 05/10/2022 | ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MAY 9, 2022 (ENTRY NOS.1-101) | View |
| 10 | 06/16/2022 | All Transcripts Filed in Record | |
| 11 | 06/20/2022 | 1ST ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JUNE 17, 2022(ENTRY NOS. 102-106) | |
| 12 | 07/26/2022 | APPELLANT BRIEF | View |
| 13 | 07/26/2022 | Oral Argument Request by Appellant | |
| 14 | 07/29/2022 | Rec'd 3 copies of ATB back from CD | |
| 15 | 08/24/2022 | APPELLEE BRIEF (Nodak Ins. Co.) | View |
| 16 | 08/24/2022 | Oral Argument Request by Appellee (Nodak Ins. Co.) | |
| 17 | 08/25/2022 | Rec'd 3 copies of AEB (Nodak Ins. Co.) | |
| 18 | 09/07/2022 | REPLY BRIEF | View |
| 19 | 09/09/2022 | Rec'd 3 copies of RYB back from CD | |
| 20 | 09/12/2022 | Rec'd Notice that Mt. West Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co. and Samuel Hamilton not participating | |
| 21 | 09/21/2022 | NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT | |
| 22 | 10/03/2022 | APPEARANCES: Joseph M. Barnett & Klay C. Ahrens, Scott K. Porsborg & Austin T. Lafferty | |
| 23 | 10/03/2022 | ARGUED: Klay C. Ahrens and Scott K. Porsborg | |
| 24 | 10/03/2022 | ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
| 25 | 05/09/2023 | DISPOSITION | |
| 26 | 05/09/2023 | SPLIT OPINION : Bahr, Douglas Alan | View |
| 27 | 05/09/2023 | DISSENT : Tufte, Jerod E. | |
| 28 | 05/09/2023 | Judgment | View |
| 29 | 05/09/2023 | Costs taxed in favor of Appellee | |
| 30 | 05/31/2023 | MANDATE | |
| 31 | 07/19/2023 | Corrected/Substitute Opinion Page - In Paragraph 5, Line 1 on Page 2, a (.) has been placed | |
| 32 | 07/19/2023 | inbetween the A and W to read "A.W. occupied" | |
| 33 | 07/19/2023 | Corrected/Substitute Opinion Page - In Footnotes 1, Page 7, Line 3, a (.) was placed behind the | |
| 34 | 07/19/2023 | word Ins to read "Mecca v. Farmers Ins. Exch." |