Cornell v. Ripka

OPINION

RODENBERG, Judge

In- 2008, appellant’s mother, acting as parent and natural guardian of appellant, then a minor, sued respondents Peter and Stacy Ripka (collectively, “respondent parents”) alleging that they had negligently allowed respondent Zachary Ripka (“respondent son”) to sexually assault appellant in 2006. Respondent parents did not answer or otherwise appear in the lawsuit, and it remained dormant for years. While the lawsuit remained dormant, Minn. R. Civ. P. 5.04 was amended to provide that any civil action “not filed with the court within one year of commencement against any…