Barile v. Anderson

Todd, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from summary judgment entered in favor of defendant, his present wife, whose alleged negligence caused him injuries prior to their marriage. The issue presented is whether interspousal immunity should be applied where the cause of action arose prior to our decision in Beaudette v. Frana, 285 Minn. 366, 173 N. W. 2d 416 (1969), abolishing interspousal immunity in actions for tort prospectively only, but the parties were married and the lawsuit was commenced after the date of said decision. We hold that such immunity is inapplicable, and, accordingly, we reverse.

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