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Sutherland v. Barton

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided October 23, 1997No. C7-96-2018PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

On Monday morning, January 30, 1995, Rene Sutherland was tragically killed in a workplace accident at the Waldorf Corporation paper plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sutherland was an employee of Muska Electric Company at the time of the accident. An experienced electrician, Sutherland was acting within the scope of his employment for Muska and under a contract for work that Muska was to perform for Waldorf. Following the accident, Marlys Sutherland, trustee for the heirs of Rene Sutherland, commenced a wrongful death action against Waldorf. After completing pretrial…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Peterson v. BalachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  2. Conover v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  3. Nepstad v. LambertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
  4. Thill v. Modern Erecting CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  5. Peterson v. WT Rawleigh CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Hooker v. Department of TransportationCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Engineering & Construction Innovations, Inc. v. L.H. Bolduc Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
  3. Remodeling Dimensions, Inc. v. Integrity Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
  4. Louis v. LouisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
  5. Harleysville Insurance Company v. Physical Distribution ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013

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