Rinn v. Minnesota State Agricultural Society

OPINION

G. BARRY ANDERSON, Judge.

Appellant Lome L. Rinn slipped, fell, and fractured her elbow while attending a 4-H horse show at the Minnesota State Fair. She challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment to respondents Minnesota State Agricultural Society, d.b.a. Minnesota State Fair (State Fair) and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota (U of M). We find that the district court erred by determining that the puddle on the coliseum stairs that caused appellant’s fall was open and obvious as a matter of law. But, because the passage of 30 minutes did not give…