Legal Opinion
Thompson v. City of Minneapolis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 10, 2006No. A04-1050PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLATZ, Chief Justice.
A sport utility vehicle (SUV) driven by respondent Michael Litz was being followed by two Minneapolis Police Officers in a detox van when the SUV hit and injured pedestrian respondent Kristen Thompson as she was crossing a street in downtown Minneapolis. Thompson filed a negligence claim against Litz, the two police officers who were following Litz, and the City of Minneapolis. Thompson’s claim alleged that the officers’ careless and negligent operation of the van was the direct and proximate cause of Thompson’s injuries. The city and the officers moved for summary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Beaulieu v. City of Mounds ViewSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- Ludwig v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Watson v. Metropolitan Transit CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- Wiederholt v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- Cook v. TrovattenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Gordon v. FrankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- J.E.B. v. DanksSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
- Vassallo ex rel. Brown v. MajeskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2014
- Semler v. KlangCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2007
- ADT Security Services, Inc. v. SwensonDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2011
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