Legal Opinion
Krause v. Merickel
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 17, 1984No. C5-82-1648PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Justice.
Following a swimming accident in which 16-year-old respondent James S. Krause sustained injuries rendering him quadriplegic, he and his father, respondent Stuart Krause, jointly commenced an action to recover damages sustained by James as well as for damages sustained by his father. Before trial the case was settled for $100,-000. Respondents proposed to allocate 70% of the settlement proceeds to the father with the remainder to James. Appellant, the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Welfare, intervened in the pending action asserting that the State of Minnesota had a lien for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Naig v. Bloomington SanitationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Henning v. WinemanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Rascop v. Nationwide CarriersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Atlas Lumber Co. v. DupuisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Robertson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- St. Mary's Medical Center v. Nelson (In Re Nelson)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1988
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