Legal Opinion
Skifstrom v. City of Coon Rapids
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided February 3, 1995No. C4-94-1064, C8-94-1245 and CX-94-1246PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIES, Judge.
In consolidated appeals, injured plaintiffs challenge the trial court’s denial of preverdiet interest on damages for past pain, disability, and emotional distress. We reverse.
FACTS
Appellants Peter Skifstrom, Shawn Larsen, Mark McElyea, Joel Johnson, and Brian Wilebski were injured by exposure to an unlawful concentration of nitrogen dioxide in an arena owned by respondent City of Coon Rapids (City). The City admitted negligence. In three separate suits the juries awarded damages for, among other things, past pain, disability, and emotional distress. The trial court denied…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Potter v. Hartzell Propeller, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Summit Court, Inc. v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Medica Primary v. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare FundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
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