Collins v. Waconia Dodge, Inc.

OPINION

HUDSON, Judge.

Appellant challenges the district court’s imposition of sanctions following the district court’s denial of summary judgment and a trial. Because the district court may order sanctions for a meritless clam after it denies summary judgment when the denial does not relate to the issue on which sanctions were imposed, we affirm.

FACTS

In February 2008, appellant Timothy Collins filed a complaint in Carver County District Court, alleging that respondent Waconia Dodge, Inc., which is owned and operated by appellant’s former wife’s family, failed to compensate him for consulting…