McGovern v. City of Minneapolis

KEITH, Chief Justice.

In this case the court of appeals — relying on its own decision in Johnson v. Northside Residents Redevelopment Council, 467 N.W.2d 826 (Minn.App.1991) — held, in relevant part, that although an order in a civil suit denying a defense motion for summary judgment based on a claim of immunity from suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is immediately appealable by the defense, an order denying a defense motion for summary judgment based on nonfederal claims of governmental discretionary act immunity and official immunity is not immediately appealable by the defense. We reverse that…