Legal Opinion

Watters v. Buckbee, Mears Co.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided September 18, 1984No. C5-84-584PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

James and David Watters were injured while driving on land used in the past by one of the respondents for mining gravel. They appeal from summary judgment dismissing their claim, contending the trial court erred in finding that (1) respondents had no duty to warn them about dangerous conditions on the property, and (2) the recreational use statute, Minn.Stat. § 87.-025-.03 (1982), barred their recovery. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

In the early morning hours of May 9, 1981, James and David Watters were proceeding north on Highway 61 in White Bear Lake as…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Betlach v. Wayzata CondominiumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  2. Peterson v. BalachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  3. Hanson v. BaileySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
  4. Alston v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
  5. Hughes v. Quarve & Anderson Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Huffman v. Appalachian Power Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Crawford v. TilleyUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
  4. Nelson v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2014
  5. Schaffer v. Spirit Mountain Recreation Area AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995

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