STATE OF MINNESOTA

IN COURT OF APPEALS

A04-1816

State Farm Fire and Casualty, et al.,
Appellants,

vs.

Aquila Inc. d/b/a People's Natural Gas,
f/k/a UtiliCorp United Inc., d/b/a People's Natural Gas/Energy One,
Respondent,

Northern Pipeline Construction Company,
Respondent,

Robert Sauer, et al.,

Defendants,

George Rucker, et al.,

Nominal Defendants.

Filed June 14, 2005

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded

Poritsky, Judge*

Concurring in part, dissenting in part, Kalitowski, Judge

Olmsted County District Court

File No. CX030905

Bradley J. Ayers, David A. Wikoff, Robert W. Vaccaro, Flynn, Gaskins & Bennett, LLP, 333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2900, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for appellants State Farm Fire and Casualty and Auto Owners Insurance Company)

Jeremy R. Stevens, Bird & Jacobsen, 305 Ironwood Square, 300 Third Avenue Southeast, Rochester, MN 55904 (for appellant Joan Hernlem)

Dale M. Wagner, Bassford Remele, 33 South Sixth Street, Suite 3800, Minneapolis, MN 55402-3707 (for respondent Aquila Inc.)

Scott P. Drawe, Drawe & Heisick, 7650 Edinborough Way, Suite 640, Minneapolis, MN 55435 (for respondent Northern Pipeline Construction Company)

Considered and decided by Kalitowski, Presiding Judge; Klaphake, Judge; and Poritsky, Judge.

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