Legal Opinion
Tolbert v. Gerber Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 22, 1977No. 45290PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTIS, Justice.
This is an action brought by Norman Tolbert against Gerber Industries, Inc. (Gerber), the manufacturer, and Voldco, Inc. (Voldco), the installer of defective equipment which caused plaintiff’s injury. Schuler Grain Company (Schuler), Tolbert’s employer, was made a third-party defendant. The jury found that Gerber and Vold-co were negligent and that the negligence of each was a direct cause of Tolbert’s injury and awarded Tolbert $60,572. Pursuant to our comparative negligence statute, Minn.St. 604.01, the jury was instructed to attribute a percentage of negligence to each…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Dole v. Dow Chemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Hendrickson v. Minnesota Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Hendrickson v. Minnesota Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Lunderberg v. BiermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- Staab v. Diocese of St. CloudSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
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