Legal Opinion
Reil v. Benjamin
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 6, 1998No. C3-98-609PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHUMACHER, Judge.
Respondent Diane Benjamin moved for summary judgement on the grounds that appellant Duane Reil’s claim for damages was barred by collateral estoppel. The district court granted Benjamin’s motion for summary judgment based on the fact that collateral estoppel prevented Reil from bringing a claim because he was in privity with his employer, All American Mechanical Inc., in the initial law suit. We affirm.
FACTS
On January 16, 1992, Reil and Benjamin were involved in an automobile accident. At the time of the accident, Reil was an employee of All American. As a result of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Offerdahl v. University of Minnesota Hospitals & ClinicsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Wartnick v. Moss & BarnettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Medical Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
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