Legal Opinion

Conover v. Northern States Power Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 17, 1981No. 51529Published

1Opinion of the Court

313 N.W.2d 397 (1981)

John CONOVER, Appellant,

v.

NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, Respondent.

No. 51529.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 17, 1981.

Dosland, Dosland & Nordhougen and J. P. Dosland, Moorhead, for appellant.

Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, Donald M. Jardine and Kent F. Charpentier, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

SIMONETT, Justice.

In this case we consider the duty of care owed by one who possesses land to an employee of an independent contractor hired by the landowner. The trial court set aside a verdict for the plaintiff employee, holding the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Lambertson v. Cincinnati Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  2. Peterson v. BalachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  3. McCormack v. Hankscraft CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
  4. GLARRATANO v. Weitz CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  5. Conover v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981

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