Legal Opinion

Kastner v. Star Trails Ass'n

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 3, 2002No. C5-01-1157, C4-01-1165PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STRINGER, Justice.

Andrew Scott Kastner and Eric Nelson (collectively “respondents” 1 ) were injured in separate snowmobile accidents on trails constructed and maintained by Star Trails Association (appellant). Their ensuing lawsuits were joined for the purpose of pretrial proceedings, and in April 2001, appellant moved for summary judgment in both cases claiming recreational use immunity under Minn.Stat. §§ 604A.20-.27 (2000) and municipal immunity under Minn.Stat. § 466.03, subd. 6e (2000). In a May 11, 2001 order, the district court denied appellant’s motion concluding that the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Hunt v. Nevada State BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969

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3Cited by27 opinions

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