Legal Opinion
Swenson v. Waseca Mutual Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided December 10, 2002No. C5-02-651PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
G. BARRY ANDERSON, Judge.
Kelly Swenson, 13 years old, suffered an apparent dislocated knee when her snowmobile went into a ditch. A passing motorist, Lillian Tiegs, stopped and, after first unsuccessfully attempting to summon help by way of a cell phone, offered to give Swenson a ride to a nearby hospital in New Prague, Minnesota. Tiegs agreed to make a brief stop at the Tiegs’ residence, less than a quarter-mile away, to allow Swenson’s companions to park their snowmobiles there and accompany Swenson to the hospital. As Tiegs pulled into traffic, a speeding tractor-trailer struck her…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Cooper v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Amaral v. Saint Cloud HospitalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- Lefto v. Hoggsbreath Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- Dahl v. TurnerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Donald W. Flynn v. United States of America, Defendant-Third Party v. Joyce Robertson, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hyatt v. Anoka Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004
- McDaniel v. KeckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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