Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Miller
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided July 23, 1985No. C9-85-2PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEDGWICK, Judge.
Plaintiff Oscar W. Johnson appeals the trial court’s decision precluding his recovery in this negligence action. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Respondent Michael J. Miller owns the residential rental property located at 2822 Oliver Avenue North in Minneapolis. For two years before December 1979, he leased the bottom half of the duplex to Paul Paw-lenty. Pawlenty had a drinking problem and occasionally threw things around the apartment when he drank to excess.
On December 16, 1979, appellant Oscar W. Johnson and several other firefighters responded to a fire at Miller’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Armstrong v. MailandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Griffiths v. Lovelette Transfer Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Bohm v. Independent School Dist. No. 283Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
3Cited by5 opinions
- Flowers v. Rock Creek Terrace Ltd. PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Carpenter v. O'DAYSuperior Court of Delaware · 1988
- Wills v. Bath Excavating & Construction Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1992
- State v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
- Johnson v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986