Copeland v. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
Homeowners appeal the district court’s summary judgment against their trespass claim and the denial of them motion to amend them complaint to add claims of invasion of privacy and violation of state and federal wiretapping statutes. We affirm the district court’s denial of the motion to amend the complaint, but we reverse the summary judgment on the trespass claim.
FACTS
In the spring of 1993, KSTP television broadcast an investigative report on the practices of two metro-area veterinarians. One of the veterinarians, Dr. Sam Ulland, treated Greg and Betty Copeland’s cat.…
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