Nadeau v. County of Ramsey

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of dismissal predicated on plaintiff’s failure to give written notice of claim prior to instituting suit. We reverse.

In 1970 plaintiff was discharged from his position as a deputy sheriff for defendant Ramsey County. Thereafter plaintiff requested a discharge hearing before the civil service commission and filed a claim against the county for damages. However, before the commission had an opportunity to decide the legality of plaintiff’s discharge, plaintiff and defendant county reached a settlement. One of the terms of this settlement was that in return for…