Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Transit Commission v. Bachman's
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 6, 1981No. 52093PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERSON, Justice.
The issue for decision is whether the Minnesota workers’ compensation and no-fault automobile insurance acts preclude an employer, who has paid nonmedieal temporary total disability benefits to an employee injured in a motor vehicle accident with a third party, from seeking reimbursement from the third party. We hold that the statutes preclude an employer from seeking reimbursement.
On December 30, 1978, Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) employee Francis Charpenter, while driving an MTC bus, was involved in an accident with a van owned by Bachman’s. Pursuant to the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. MorseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Roepke v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Reed CleanersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. VaccariSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Great Northern Oil Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Hodder v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Peterson v. KludtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Zurich American Insurance Co. v. BjellandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
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