Rowe v. St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center

WAHL, Justice.

The parties to this medical malpractice appeal seek a determination as to whether the claim of a spouse for loss of consortium and the claim of a health insurer for medical expenses are included within a single $200,000 limitation of liability for a claim of personal injury pursuant to the municipal liability provisions of Minn.Stat. § 466.04 (1990). Because we hold that both claims are included within a single limitation of liability cap, we reverse in part and affirm in part.

James Rowe and his wife, Bonnie Rowe, were involved in an automobile accident near Amery, Wisconsin on…