Legal Opinion
In Re the Commodore Hotel Fire & Explosion Case
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 23, 1982No. 81-736PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
Nineteen separate lawsuits seeking money damages for personal injury and property damage arising from the fire and explosion at the Commodore Hotel on February 15, 1978, were consolidated for trial as the Commodore Hotel Fire and Explosion Cases. By order of the trial court, the trial was bifurcated pursuant to Minn.R.Civ.P. 42.02, with the issues of liability and damages tried separately.
Judgment as to liability was entered on March 25, 1981, and judgments as to damages were entered June 25, 1981, and July 9, 1981. The City of St. Paul (City) filed a timely notice of appeal…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Jeppesen & Co.District Court, D. Nevada · 1977
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