Legal Opinion
Nathan Kariniemi v. City of Rockford
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 27, 2016No. A14-796PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILDEA, Chief Justice.
The question presented in this case is whether a municipality is entitled to vicarious official immunity for the allegedly negligent acts that its non-employee City Engineer — a private engineering firm— performed under a contract with the municipality. Homeowners brought this action, alleging that the non-employee City Engineer was negligent and caused a nuisance. The district court awarded summary judgment to the municipality on the negligence claim based on vicarious official immunity. But the district court denied summary judgment on the nuisance claim. The…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Filarsky v. DeliaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Richardson v. McKnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Elwood v. County of RiceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Rico v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
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