Legal Opinion

Robins v. Conseco Finance Loan Company

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided February 4, 2003No. C8-02-1017PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MINGE, Judge.

Brian Robins seeks review of summary judgment in favor of Conseco Finance Loan Company dismissing his action for invasion of privacy by publication of private facts. Because Conseco’s dissemination of information was limited to one person and Robins played a role in the dissemination, there was not an actionable publication of private facts. We affirm.

FACTS

In July 1999, appellant Brian Robins and his wife, Margaret Robins, applied to respondent Conseco Finance Loan Company to finance the purchase of a manufactured home from Robins’ co-worker, Tammy Williams. After…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. State Ex Rel. Cooper v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  3. Fabio v. BellomoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
  4. Frost-Benco Electric Ass'n v. Minnesota Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  5. DLH, Inc. v. RussSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997

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3Cited by2 opinions

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