Legal Opinion
Olson v. Kilstofte and Vosejpka, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided June 11, 1971No. 4-70 Civ. 37PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEVILLE, District Judge.
Plaintiff was employed by a general contractor, the Olsen Construction Company, as a bricklayer when, on October 15, 1968, a cement block wall which he and several others were erecting collapsed, apparently as the result of a higher than usual wind. Plaintiff was rather seriously injured and is now and has been receiving Workmen’s Compensation payments from his employer’s insurer. Under the applicable Minnesota law it is clear that his employer, Olsen Construction Company is immune from suit by him for its negligence. Apparently recognizing this plaintiff commenced…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Woolen v. Aerojet General CorporationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Welker v. Kennecott Copper CompanyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1965
- Thill v. Modern Erecting CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- Zuercher v. Northern Jobbing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Rausch v. Julius B. Nelson and Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Privette v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Conover v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Phillip Hess v. Upper Mississippi Towing Corp. And Penlatex Barge Lines, Inc., Defendants- Fidelity & Casualty Co. Of New York, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Keith Vagle v. Pickands Mather & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Dillard v. StreckerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1994
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