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Schleicher v. Lunda Construction Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 22, 1987No. C1-85-2035, C6-85-2080PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WAHL, Justice.

This appeal raises the question of the proper application of the election of remedies and common enterprise provisions of the workers’ compensation law, Minn.Stat. § 176.061, subds. 1 and 4 (1986).

Plaintiff Donald Schleicher, a truck driver injured while unloading concrete at a construction site, sued general contractor Lunda Construction Co. and subcontractor Advance Shoring Co. in tort for negligence, after collecting workers compensation benefits from his employer, Cemstone Products Co. Ramsey County District Court found that Schleicher’s common law action for negligence…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  2. Abdallah, Inc. v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  3. McCourtie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
  4. Gleason v. GearySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
  5. Rasmussen v. George Benz & SonsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. O'MALLEY v. Ulland Bros.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
  2. Brandt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
  3. Shore v. Minneapolis Auto Auction, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
  4. Kelly ex rel. Washburn v. Kraemer Construction, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2017
  5. Carstens v. Mayers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1998

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