Rodenwald v. State Department of Natural Resources

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge. *

Appellants Charles and Gayle Roden-wald challenge the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of respondent State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), arguing that the mere-slipperiness rule does not apply to their claim that state employees were negligent. Because the rationale requiring the rule applies equally to claims stated against municipal and state entities, and because we find no merit in appellants’ other contentions, we affirm.

FACTS

On March 15, 2007, Charles Rodenwald was on the job for Auto Glass Specialists, a company hired by…