Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Northern States Power Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 16, 1976No. 44671PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Yetka, Justice.
This appeal arises out of an action in Hennepin County District Court to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff Scott Ferguson as a result of coming in contact with a tree branch which fell upon an uninsulated 8,000-volt power line while Scott was trimming trees in the backyard of his suburban-Minneapolis home, and consequential damages sustained by his father, plaintiff David L. Ferguson. The power line was owned and maintained by the defendant, Northern States Power Company (NSP). The case was tried before a jury, which returned a special verdict finding all…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Schwartz v. Minneapolis Suburban Bus Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Brigham Ex Rel. Brigham v. Moon Lake Electric Ass'nUtah Supreme Court · 1970
- Riley v. LakeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- Martin v. BussertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Bunten v. Eastern Minnesota Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Bartels v. City of WillistonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
- Holm v. Sponco Mfg., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
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