Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 7, 1991No. C4-90-2089PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIES, Judge.
The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of respondent Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric. Appellants LuVerne Johnson, et al., claim summary judgment was erroneously based on Minn.Stat. § 541.051, the statute of limitations for causes of action arising out of improvements to real property. We agree, reverse, and remand for trial on the merits.
FACTS
The parties stipulated to these facts for the purpose of the summary judgment motion:
Appellants operate a dairy farm in Kenyon, Minnesota. In 1980 they built a new barn and had respondent, the local power distributor,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Offerdahl v. University of Minnesota Hospitals & ClinicsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson-Yaeger, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Niccum v. Hydra Tool Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- Wittmer v. RuegemerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Kloster-Madsen, Inc. v. Tafi's, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- State Farm Fire & Casualty v. Aquila Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- Schlader v. Interstate Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1999
- Siewert v. Northern States Power Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
- Busch v. Model Corp.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2006
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