Legal Opinion
Nicholas Dennen v. City of Duluth S.R. Peterson John Does
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 25, 2003No. 02-2466PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
While being followed by a City of Duluth Canine Unit, Nicholas Dennen fell into a ravine, sustaining serious injuries. He filed suit, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Minnesota state law. Upon the appellees’ motion, the district court 1 granted summary judgment in their favor. We affirm.
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At the time of the accident, Dennen was a twenty-year-old University of Minnesota-Duluth honor student and football-team member. On'the evening of September 26, 1998, Dennen attended a college party at 209 South 16th Avenue East in Duluth and consumed a large amount of alcohol.…
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