Legal Opinion
Bruwelheide v. Garvey
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 22, 1991No. C8-90-1320PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FOLEY, Judge.
Appellant Dennis Bruwelheide challenges the trial court’s reduction of a jury award for his past wage loss by the amount of his paid sick leave as a collateral source under Minn.Stat. § 548.36 (1988). We reverse.
FACTS
Bruwelheide was injured when he tripped over logs that had piled up on a sidewalk in front of respondents James and Pamela Garvey’s property. As a result, Bruwel-heide lost 47 days of work. During this time, he received $5,602 sick leave pay from his employer.
Bruwelheide sued the Garveys for personal injury, alleging they were causally negligent in allowing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Imlay v. City of Lake CrystalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Payne v. Bilco Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- Hueper v. GoodrichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Rigney v. Cincinnati Street Railway Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Duluth Steam Cooperative Ass'n v. RingsredCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
- Smith v. American States Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1998
- Gendreau v. Tri-Community RecyclingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
- Meola v. ZimanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1996