Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided February 2, 2012No. CIV. 10-4035-KESPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KAREN E. SCHREIER, Chief Judge.
Defendant, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, moves for summary judgment alleging that because Minnesota law applies to this claim, plaintiffs’ personal injury claims abate under the Minnesota survival statute. Docket 69. Alternatively, Good Samaritan alleges that plaintiffs cannot satisfy the elements of their claims, Minnesota statute § 626.557 provides no right of action, and res judicata bars subsequent litigation in this case. Id.; Docket 117. If this action continues, Good Samaritan moves…
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