Legal Opinion
Burns v. State
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided November 10, 1997No. C1-97-937PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PARKER, Judge.
The state of Minnesota appeals a district court order denying its motion for summary judgment. Because a genuine issue of fact exists as to whether the government official acted wrongly with malice or willfulness, official immunity does not bar these whistle-blower claims against the state. We affirm.
FACTS
Respondent Marianne Burns worked as a court reporter in Ramsey County District Court from 1977 until her discharge in June 1995. When the judge for whom she had worked for 17 years retired, she began working for Judge Sands1 in July 1994. By April of 1995, Sands…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hubbard v. United Press International, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Elwood v. County of RiceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Rico v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- Nord v. HerreidSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- State Ex Rel. Beaulieu v. City of Mounds ViewSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Fear v. Independent School District 911Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
- Juan Edward Shariss v. City of BloomingtonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014
- Kelly v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1998
- Zaske Ex Rel. Bratsch v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
- Burns v. StateCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997