Legal Opinion

Jason Hoff v. Earl Surman

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided August 8, 2016No. A16-168PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRATVOLD, Judge.

Appellants Earl Surman and the Metropolitan Council appeal from the district court’s denial of their summary-judgment motion, arguing that respondent Jason Hoffs claims should, be barred by statutory snow-and-ice immunity. Although the Minnesota Municipal Tort Liability Act covers the Metropolitan Council and Sur-man as a governmental agency and its employee, we conclude that Minn.Stat. § 466.03, subd. 4, does not bar tort claims based on negligent driving. Because respondent’s claim against appellants is based solely on negligent driving, we affirm the district court’s…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Christianson v. HenkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
  3. Anderson v. Anoka Hennepin Independent School District 11Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
  4. Gleason v. Metropolitan Council Transit OperationsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  5. Dahlin v. KroeningSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Troy K. Scheffler v. City of Anoka, City of Coon Rapids, Hicken, Scott, Howard & Anderson, P. A.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2017

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