Legal Opinion
Folstad v. Eder
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 5, 1991No. C6-90-585PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
If, prior to trial of the employee’s tort action, the employer-insurer settles its sub-rogation claim with the defendant tort-feasor, does either the allocation formula of Minn.Stat. § 176.061, subd. 6 (1990) or the collateral source deduction of Minn. Stat. § 548.36 (1990) apply? The trial court thought the collateral source deduction applied and the court of appeals thought the allocation formula governed. We disagree with both and reverse.
Plaintiff-employee Donna Fairbanks sued defendant-appellants Nancy and Janos Eder for personal injuries sustained when plaintiff’s car…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lambertson v. Cincinnati Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Naig v. Bloomington SanitationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Henning v. WinemanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Kempa v. E.W. Coons Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Easterlin v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Conwed Corp. v. Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Ex Parte Miller and Miller Const. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1999
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