Legal Opinion

Medill v. State

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided November 22, 1991No. C7-91-637PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YETKA, Justice.

The following question of law was certified to this court by the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota:

Does Minn.Stat. § 550.37, subd. 22 (1990), which exempts “[rjights of action for injuries to the person of the debtor or of a relative” from “attachment, garnishment, or sale on any final process issued from any court,” contravene article I, section 12 of the Minnesota Constitution as applied in the case of general damages and future special damages awarded to a debtor for bodily injury?

We answer the question in the negative.

In an order filed October 9,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. In Re HaggertySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  2. Lee v. DelmontSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
  3. Taylor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
  4. McGuire v. C & L RESTAURANT INC.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  5. In Re TvetenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. ESTATE OF JONES BY BLUME v. KvammeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
  2. In Re ButcherUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1995
  3. Dietz v. Phipps (In Re Sunde)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1992
  4. In Re HurstUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1999
  5. Julia A. Christians, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Edward F. Dulas and Connie L. Dulas v. Edward F. Dulas Connie L. DulasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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