Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty v. Aquila Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 3, 2006No. A04-1816PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.
Respondents, State Farm Fire and Casualty (State Farm), Auto Owners Insurance Company (Auto Owners), and Joan Hernlem brought suit against appellant, Aquila, Inc. (Aquila), defendant Northern Pipeline Construction Company (Northern Pipeline), and other defendants for damages that were caused by a natural gas leak from a pipeline system that is owned and operated by Aquila and was installed by Northern Pipeline. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Aquila and Northern Pipeline, concluding that MinmStat. § 541.051 (2004) barred respondents’…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Thiele v. StichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Offerdahl v. University of Minnesota Hospitals & ClinicsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson-Yaeger, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Charles Baker v. F & F Investment, Sidney Clark v. Universal Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Lubbers v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
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3Cited by35 opinions
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