Amoco Pipeline Co. v. Minnesota Valley Landscaping, Inc.

OPINION

PETER S. POPOVICH, Judge.

Amoco Pipeline Company appeals from the denial of its motion for summary judgment and the grant of summary judgment to respondents Young Men’s Christian Association of Metropolitan Minneapolis (YMCA) and partial summary judgment to Minnesota Valley Landscaping, Inc. The action was originally commenced by Amoco to recover the repair and clean-up costs associated with the rupture of one of its gasoline pipelines. The pipeline was ruptured by an employee of Minnesota Valley while using a large tree spade to remove trees located on a youth campground owned and…