Legal Opinion
Geislinger v. Village of Watkins
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 14, 1964No. 39002PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas Gallagher, Justice.
Actions for damages arising out of an accident in which plaintiff Mrs. Leo Geislinger fell down a stairway in a two-story building owned and maintained by defendant, village of Watkins. Plaintiff Leo Geis-linger seeks reimbursement for medical expenses incurred.
The actions are based upon the claim that defendant was negligent in the maintenance of the building in that it permitted a separation and depression to exist between the second-story floor and the top tread of the stairway immediately adjacent thereto in which Mrs. Geislinger caught the heel of one of her…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Nubbe v. Hardy Continental Hotel System of Minnesota, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
- Johnson v. O'BRIENSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Schoening v. United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- Anderson v. WinkleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- Williams v. DicksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Collins v. Memorial Hospital of Sheridan CountyWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
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