Legal Opinion
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 16, 1990No. C0-89-1032PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRIPPEN, Judge.
Applying the statute of limitations on real property improvements, the trial court granted summary judgment for all respondents in a suit to recover damages arising from a December 1983 generator explosion. We affirm as to causes of action connected with alleged design defects of the generator, installed in 1968, but reverse respecting causes connected with generator seal repairs in 1983.
FACTS
In 1968 respondent Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse) designed and built a 200 ton generator for Northern States Power (NSP) at its Stillwater plant. The generator is…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson-Yaeger, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Sartori v. Harnischfeger Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Calder v. City of CrystalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Kloster-Madsen, Inc. v. Tafi's, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Lovgren v. Peoples Elec. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
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