Legal Opinion

Gorecki v. County of Hennepin, Dept. of Public Works

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided August 1, 1989No. C1-89-391PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EDWARD D. MULALLY, Judge.

A jury found appellant Hennepin County 55% contributorily negligent for the injuries respondent Steven B. Górecki sustained when his pickup truck went over a snowbanked bridge railing and landed on the thoroughfare below. The district court denied Hennepin County's post-trial motion for JNOV or, in the alternative, a new trial, and the county appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

On December 30, 1981, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Górecki was driving a pickup truck east on Hennepin County Highway 62 (Crosstown). As he traveled across the bridge overpassing Minnesota Trunk…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Nusbaum v. County of Blue EarthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  2. Holmquist v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  3. LaValle v. Aqualand Pool Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  4. B.F. Goodrich Co. v. Mesabi Tire Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  5. Hennes v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Schaeffer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
  2. Soucek v. BanhamCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
  3. Sota Foods, Inc. v. Larson-Peterson & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
  4. Soucek v. BanhamCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993

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