Legal Opinion
Silva v. Maplewood Care Center
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 13, 1998No. C5-97-1282PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL H. ANDERSON, Justice.
Minnesota Statutes section 176.191 was amended in 1995 to provide that equitable apportionment of liability for an injury under this section is not allowed but for certain limited exceptions for settlement and arbitration. The amendment to section 176.191 was made effective for apportionment proceedings instituted after July 1, 1995. The issue we must decide is whether the 1995 amendment to section 176.191 that applies to equitable apportionment proceedings instituted after July 1, 1995 — a Saturday — governs a petition for equitable apportionment that was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lambertson v. Cincinnati Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Gillette v. Harold, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Michels v. American Hoist & DerrickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- DeNardo v. Divine Redeemer Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Goetz v. Bulk Commodity CarriersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
3Cited by5 opinions
- Roemhildt v. Gresser Companies, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2007
- Busch v. Advanced MaintenanceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
- Peterson v. O.R. Anderberg ConstructionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- Jouett v. Tom Growney Equipment Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
- Silva v. Maplewood Care CenterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998