Legal Opinion
Lockway v. Proulx
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 7, 1969No. 41382PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Murphy, Justice.
The city of St. Paul appeals from a judgment for damages sustained by plaintiff, Kenneth Lockway, when he slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk. The issue before us is limited to the question of whether, under the provisions of Minn. St. 466.03, subd. 4, the term “highway” includes a public sidewalk so as to preclude liability of the city. Neither the issue of negligence nor the liability of the adjoining property owner is before us.
The enactment of c. 466, the so-called Municipal Tort Liability Act, was prompted by the decision of this court in Spanel v. Mounds View School…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
- Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Carli v. Stillwater Street Railway & Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Lamb v. South Unit Jehovah's WitnessesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Paul v. FaricySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Doyle v. City of RosevilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- Bufkin v. City of DuluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- In Re the Appointment of a Trustee for the Heirs of JonesCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
- Teske v. Steele CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- Hewitt v. City of MontroseCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992