Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Nutting Truck & Caster Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 12, 1973No. 43437PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harold W. Schultz, Justice. *
The sole question presented on appeal is whether the claim of a workmen’s compensation insurer who is subrogated to the rights of an injured employee against a third-party tortfeasor is barred by the statute of limitations where the insurer failed to commence an action against the third-party tortfeasor within the statutory period, but where the employee had commenced an action within that period.
On January 15,1962, Ralph Ekker was employed as a delivery driver for Northland Milk and Ice Cream Company. Northland was insured for workmen’s compensation liability by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Reed CleanersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- Lang v. William Bros Boiler & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Dockendorf v. LakieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Courtney v. BabelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- City of St. Paul v. SorensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
3Cited by15 opinions
- Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Naig v. Bloomington SanitationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Sargent v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Conwed Corp. v. Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Paine v. Water Works Supply Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
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