Legal Opinion
Grussing v. Kvam Implement Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided December 3, 1991No. C0-91-947PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FORSBERG, Judge.
The state appeals from an order of the district court denying a motion to quash a subpoena of a Minnesota OSHA investigator for appearance at deposition and trial. The district court found the statute providing investigators a privilege from subpoena was unconstitutional under the due process and separation of powers provisions of the Minnesota and U.S. Constitutions. We reverse.
FACTS
Richard Grussing was killed in a work-related accident at a Jennie-0 Foods facility. A Minnesota OSHA investigation of the accident was performed by Debra Peterson, an employee of that…
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- Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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