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Eisert v. Greenberg Roofing & Sheet Metal Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 15, 1982No. 51429, 51433 and 51400PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PETERSON, Justice.

These consolidated appeals arise out of a fire in the auto body shop at the Agassiz Valley Vocational Cooperative Center in Crookston, Minnesota. The fire caused the deaths of two Crookston Central High School students, Todd Eisert and Dale Strommen, and caused property damage to a building owned by Independent School District No. 593 (school district). The first issue for decision involves the recoverability of punitive damages in an action for wrongful death. The second issue involves the recoverability of punitive damages in a strict liability action where…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Fussner v. AndertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
  2. Gryc Ex Rel. Gryc v. Dayton-Hudson Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  3. Bond v. City of HuntingtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Shaber v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
  5. Hutchins v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Lewis v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
  2. Gionfriddo v. Avis Rent A Car System, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  3. United States Gypsum Co. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  4. Hunt v. University of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
  5. DeCosse v. Armstrong Cork Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982

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