Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Guentzel
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided September 29, 1998No. C2-97-2342PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRIPPEN, Judge.
Appellant Stan Williamson challenges the trial court’s summary judgment that dismisses his malicious prosecution action. The court held that appellant was collaterally es-topped from relitigating the issue of whether respondent Scott Fetzer Company had a reasonable basis for filing an earlier suit against him in federal district court. Because the federal trial court made specific findings that the original suit was neither groundless nor unreasonable, we affirm the summary judgment.
FACTS
In 1993 respondent Fetzer, which manufacturers vacuum cleaners through its Kirby…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Brown v. State Automobile & Casualty UnderwritersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Mahowald v. Minnesota Gas Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Haavisto v. PerpichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
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3Cited by8 opinions
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