Legal Opinion
Siewert v. Northern States Power Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 26, 2011No. Nos. A07-1975, A07-2070PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
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Respondents Greg and Harlan Siewert, doing business as Siewert Holsteins, sued appellant Northern States Power Compa*276ny (NSP) for damages and injunctive relief based on negligence, strict liability, trespass, and nuisance for stray voltage, which they claim was caused by an electric distribution system owned and operated by NSP. NSP moved for summary judgment on grounds that the filed rate doctrine, primary jurisdiction doctrine, and statute of repose precluded consideration of the Siewerts’ claims. The district court largely denied NSP’s motion for summary judgment, but…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Central Office Telephone, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson-Yaeger, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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