Butts v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KAREN E. SCHREIER, Chief Judge.

Defendant, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, moves for summary judgment alleging that because Minnesota law applies to this claim, plaintiffs personal injury claims abate under the Minnesota survival statute. Docket 36. Alternatively, Good Samaritan alleges that plaintiff cannot satisfy the elements of his claims, Minnesota statute § 626.557 provides no right of action, and res judicata bars subsequent litigation in this case. Id.; Docket 83. If this action continues, Good Samaritan moves to…