Legal Opinion
Jam v. Independent School Dist. No. 709
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 6, 1987No. C1-87-628PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
Mark T. Jam, as trustee for the heirs and next of kin of Cory Jam, deceased, appeals from summary judgments entered for Independent School District #709 and the Duluth Transit Authority in this wrongful death action. We reverse and remand for trial.
FACTS
Cory Jam, an 11-year-old, seventh-grade student, was struck by a car and killed on September 15,1983, while crossing a street in Duluth, Minnesota, after getting off a Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) bus which transported school children from Woodland Junior High School.
The bus in which Cory Jam had been riding was a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
- Mikes v. BaumgartnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Lynghaug v. PayteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Ford v. StevensSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
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3Cited by3 opinions
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