Legal Opinion

Tezak v. Bachke

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided June 21, 2005No. A04-2134PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STONEBURNER, Judge.

Appellants, who are liable for a decedent’s special damages arising out of an automobile accident, challenge the district court’s summary judgment determination that respondent may recover, as special damages under Minn.Stat. § 573.02, subd. 2, the full amount of decedent’s reasonable medical expenses related to the accident rather than the amount for which the dece*39dent’s health insurer settled the medical providers’ claims for those expenses.

FACTS

The parties submitted this matter to the district court based on stipulated facts. Respondent is trustee for the heirs…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lefto v. Hoggsbreath Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  2. Van Tassel v. Horace Mann Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
  3. Phelps v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
  4. Imlay v. City of Lake CrystalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  5. Dahlin v. KronSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Swanson v. BrewsterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  2. Swanson v. BrewsterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  3. Swanson v. BrewsterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  4. Tezak v. BachkeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2005

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