Schaeffer v. State

OPINION

FORSBERG, Judge.

Respondent Steven Schaeffer, as trustee for the surviving next of kin of David and Judy Perry, sued the appellant State of Minnesota, respondent Chrysler Motors Corporation, and respondent Norwest Capital Management and Trust Company, North Dakota, personal representative of David Perry’s estate. The state appeals denial of its motion for summary judgment. See Anderson v. City of Hopkins, 393 N.W.2d 363 (Minn.1986). We affirm.

FACTS

On November 29, 1984, David Perry was driving a Plymouth van eastbound on Interstate 94 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Also in the van were…