Legal Opinion

Kemp v. Allis-Chalmers Corp.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided July 22, 1986No. C4-86-323PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Appellant John Kemp was severely burned in September 1982 due to an explosion in a high voltage switchgear compartment at the Eveleth Mines Fairlane plant. Kemp and his wife brought suit against three defendants in April 1985. The trial court, determining that a two-year statute of limitations had run, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The Kemps appeal, claiming a four-year statute of limitations should have applied. We affirm.

FACTS

On September 12, 1982, appellant John Kemp, an electrician, was working on the starter of a 4160 volt waste gas fan located in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson-Yaeger, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  2. Sauter Ex Rel. Benson v. SauterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
  3. Kloster-Madsen, Inc. v. Tafi's, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
  4. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co. v. Tapemark Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  5. Kittson County v. Wells, Denbrook & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Sartori v. Harnischfeger Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  2. State of Tennessee v. David Dwayne BellTennessee Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Siewert v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  4. Ritter v. Abbey-Etna MacHine Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
  5. Johnson v. Steele-Waseca Cooperative ElectricCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991

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