Legal Opinion
Larson v. Larson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 23, 1985No. C4-83-470PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether a police officer who, during the course of an arrest of an intoxicated driver, received a vague threat that the offender might “get” his house, had a duty to warn his brother of that threat when he left the house in the care of that brother two months later. Based on the circumstances of this case, we hold that he had no duty to warn.
Appellant Richard Larson was an officer with the Two Harbors’ Police Department. On April 26, 1981, as part of his official duties, he stopped a speeding vehicle. The driver was intoxicated. Marijuana as well as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Cairl v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Lundgren v. FultzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Rieger v. ZackoskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Pietila v. CongdonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
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