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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN COURT OF APPEALS A07-216, A07-217, A07-830

Star Windshield Repair, Inc., as assignee for Aaron Helget, petitioner, Appellant (A07-216), vs. Western National Insurance Co., Respondent (A07-216), and The Glass Network, Claimant (A07-217), Auto Glass Express, as assignee for Kathy Heglos, claimant, Appellant (A07-217), vs. Austin Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent (A07-217), and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, petitioner, Appellant (A07-830), vs. Archer Auto Glass, as Assignee of Ronald Hornberg, Respondent (A07-830).

Filed February 5, 2008 Affirmed in part and reversed in part Shumaker, Judge Blue Earth County District Court (A07-216) File No. 07-CV-06-1876 Hennepin County District Court (A07-217) File No. 27-CV-06-1333 Winona County District Court (A07-830) File No. 85-CV-06-3587 Charles J. Lloyd, Livgard & Rabuse, P.L.L.P., 2520 University Avenue SE, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for appellants Star Windshield Repair and Auto Glass Express, and for respondent Archer Auto Glass) Eric J. Magnuson, Briggs & Morgan, P.A., 2200 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402; and Mark R. Bradford, Bassford Remele, 33 South Sixth Street, Suite 3800, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for respondent Western National Insurance Co.) Steven R. Kluz, Mohrman & Kaardal, P.A., 33 South Sixth Street, Suite 4100, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for respondent Austin Mutual Insurance Company) Leatha G. Wolter, Jenneane L. Jansen, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., 33 South Sixth Street, Suite 4400, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company) Considered and decided by Shumaker, Presiding Judge; Worke, Judge; and Muehlberg, Judge.* SYLLABUS Anti-assignment clauses in comprehensive automobile insurance policies that by their plain language preclude assignment of rights and duties or change of interest extend to post-loss assignments of auto-glass claims.

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Retired judge of the district court, serving as judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. art. VI,

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