Legal Opinion
Kempa v. E.W. Coons Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 14, 1985No. CX-83-876PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COYNE, Justice.
The plaintiff, Scott Kempa, was severely injured in a work-related accident involving a fork-lift truck manufactured by Clark Equipment Company (Clark). Kempa brought an action for compensatory and punitive damages against Clark and others; in turn, the defendants impleaded United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel), Kem-pa’s employer, for contribution.
By special verdicts the jury attributed 80% of the fault with respect to plaintiff’s injury to Clark and the remaining 20% to U.S. Steel and awarded Kempa compensatory damages of $5,773,587.58 and punitive damages of $7.9…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lambertson v. Cincinnati Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Tolbert v. Gerber Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Hudson v. Snyder Body, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- State v. BolsingerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Naig v. Bloomington SanitationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Hodder v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 2001
- Tyroll v. Private Label Chemicals, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
- Schweich v. Ziegler, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Bursch v. Beardsley & PiperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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