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Wicken v. Morris

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 3, 1995No. C7-93-1159PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STRINGER, Justice.

Donald Wicken and Wiljo Jarvi, employees of the Nitrochem Energy Corporation (NEC) manufacturing plant in Biwabik, Minnesota, were killed as a result of an explosion at the plant on November 3, 1989. The explosion occurred as the two men attended a fire intended to dispose of MS-80, a blasting agent composed primarily of aluminum nitrate material and manufactured by NEC.

The Biwabik plant was established by Dow Chemical in the early 1960s for the purpose of manufacturing blasting agents for the mining industry in northeastern Minnesota. In 1976, Dow Chemical sold the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dawley v. ThisiusSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
  2. Johnson v. Ramsey CountyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
  3. Boryca v. Marvin Lumber & CedarSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
  4. Parker v. TharpCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
  5. Harpster v. HetheringtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Schmidgall v. FilmTec Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
  2. Stringer v. Minnesota Vikings Football Club, LLCSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
  3. Stelling v. Hanson Silo Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
  4. Buck v. FreemanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2000
  5. Stringer v. Minnesota Vikings Football Club, LLCCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004

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