Legal Opinion

McCarty v. City of Minneapolis

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided December 13, 2002No. C6-02-755PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MINGE, Judge.

Mitchell Lanz, father and guardian of Erin and Michael Lanz, seeks review of a reduction in the amount of damages to be paid by Federal Signal Corporation because of the statutory limitations placed on minimally liable joint tortfeasors. Appel lant argues that Federal Signal Corporation should be solely liable for damages above the liability cap on municipalities and that the statutory limitation on minimally liable joint tortfeasors is inapplicable. We affirm.

FACTS

At the Holidazzle Parade in downtown Minneapolis on the evening of December 4, 1998, Minneapolis police…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brookfield Trade Center, Inc. v. County of RamseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  3. Lienhard v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  4. Snyder v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  5. Kempa v. E.W. Coons Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re Disciplinary Action Against VarrianoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002

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