Legal Opinion
Schweich v. Ziegler, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 30, 1990No. CX-89-2124, CX-90-430PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*725POPOVICH, Chief Justice.
This case rises from an action for damages for injuries suffered by plaintiffs Lawrence and Bonita Schweich after Lawrence Schweich fell while attempting to mount a D6H Caterpillar tractor. Seeking compensatory and loss of consortium damages, Schweichs commenced a products liability action in Scott County District Court against the sellers, defendant/appellant Ziegler, Inc. (Ziegler) and defendant Gibbs-Cook, Inc. (Gibbs-Cook), and the manufacturer, defendant Caterpillar, Inc. (Caterpillar). The trial court found Ziegler was negligent and breached express and implied…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- Breimhorst v. BeckmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Gruenhagen v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Hodder v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Togstad v. Vesely, Otto, Miller & KeefeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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