Legal Opinion

Christensen v. Mower County

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided December 22, 1998No. C3-98-1050PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIES, Judge.

Appellant sued respondent county, claiming the county negligently failed to place warning signs on the road after seal-coating. The district court entered summary judgment for the county on the grounds of statutory immunity. We reverse. .

FACTS

On September 5, 1996, employees of respondent Mower County seal-coated a section of County State Aid Highway 7 (Highway 7). This process involved covering the road with oil and limestone chips. A roller then passed over the seal-coated segment to press the limestone chips into the oil. The limestone chips were to be left for one to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Fabio v. BellomoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
  2. Nusbaum v. County of Blue EarthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  3. Holmquist v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
  5. Steinke v. City of AndoverSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Ex Parte CranmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  2. Conlin v. City of Saint PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
  3. Graber v. City of AnkenySupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
  4. Fear v. Independent School District 911Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
  5. Olmanson v. Le Sueur CountyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004

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