Hannah v. Jensen

PETERSON, Justice.

Plaintiff, Delbert Hannah, a St. Cloud city police officer, sued defendants Robert N. Jensen, Chmielewski, Inc., and The Red Carpet Bar, Inc., for injuries inflicted upon him by Jensen, who had become intoxicated in bars owned by Chmielewski and The Red Carpet. Plaintiff appeals from the order and judgment of the district court dismissing his claim against the bar owners on the ground that the “fireman’s rule” precluded him from recovering from the bar owners under either common-law negligence1 or the Minnesota Liquor Liability (Dram Shop) Act, Minn.Stat. § 340.95 (1976). We…