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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Anderson v. Theisen, 43 N.W.2d 272.
- Alvin Glay, trustee for the next of kin of Unity McGill, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. R.C. of St. Cloud, Inc., … Minn. 2026
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Alvin Glay, trustee for the next of kin of Unity McGill, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. R.C. of St. Cloud, Inc., …
Minn. 2026
to suggest that an innkeeper can never be held liable if the intervening act of the third person is, as here, an intentional criminal act.
- Alvin Glay, trustee for the next of kin of Unity McGill v. R.C. of St. Cloud, Inc. Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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Alvin Glay, trustee for the next of kin of Unity McGill v. R.C. of St. Cloud, Inc.
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
The facts of this case support a superseding-cause instruction because “[a]s a general rule, a willful, malicious, or criminal act breaks the chain of causation and is a superseding cause.”
- Whaley v. Anderson 458 N.W.2d 155 Minn. Ct. App. 1990
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Whaley v. Anderson
458 N.W.2d 155
Minn. Ct. App. 1990
Kalberg v. Anderson Bros. Motor Co., 251 Minn. 458, 459-60 , -99 (1958); Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369, 372
- Rullman v. Fisher 371 N.W.2d 588 Minn. Ct. App. 1985
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Rullman v. Fisher
371 N.W.2d 588
Minn. Ct. App. 1985
The general rule that a third person’s criminal act is an intervening efficient cause breaking the chain of causation, see Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369 , is not applicable when the criminal act is reasonably foreseeable, see Hilligoss v. Cross Cos., 304 Minn. 546
- Pietila v. Congdon 362 N.W.2d 328 Minn. 1985
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Pietila v. Congdon
362 N.W.2d 328
Minn. 1985
See Hilligoss v. Cross Companies, 304 Minn. 546 , Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369
- Hage v. Stade 304 N.W.2d 283 Minn. 1981
- Illinois Farmers Insurance Co. v. Tapemark Co. 273 N.W.2d 630 Minn. 1978
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Illinois Farmers Insurance Co. v. Tapemark Co.
273 N.W.2d 630
Minn. 1978
Kalberg v. Anderson Bros. Motor Co., 251 Minn. 458 , Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369 , Wannebo v. Gates, 227 Minn. 194
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Grain Belt Breweries, Inc. 245 N.W.2d 186 Minn. 1976
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Grain Belt Breweries, Inc.
245 N.W.2d 186
Minn. 1976
In Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369 , *379 (1950), we confronted a case in which the accident happened while the thieves were fleeing the scene of the theft.
- Hilligoss v. Cross Companies 228 N.W.2d 585 Minn. 1975
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Hilligoss v. Cross Companies
228 N.W.2d 585
Minn. 1975
Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369
- Gresser v. Taylor 150 N.W.2d 869 Minn. 1967
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Gresser v. Taylor
150 N.W.2d 869
Minn. 1967
10 But, if the car’s movement was caused by someone releasing the brake, moving the gearshift lever, or both, our prior cases (Kalberg v. Anderson Bros. Motor Co. 251 Minn. 458 , 88 N. W. [2d] 197, and Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369 , 43 N. W. [2d] 272) holding that an owner or his agent who leaves the ignition in his car unlocked is not liable for injuries caused by the negligent driving of a thief are distinguishable on the ground that the cases cited involved intervention by means of a se
- Wallinga v. Johnson 131 N.W.2d 216 Minn. 1964
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Wallinga v. Johnson
131 N.W.2d 216
Minn. 1964
6 Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369 , 43 N. W. (2d) 272 , 35 Minn. L. Rev. 81 .
- Dellwo v. Pearson 107 N.W.2d 859 Minn. 1961
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Dellwo v. Pearson
107 N.W.2d 859
Minn. 1961
Co. 140 Minn. 91 , ; Foss v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co. 151 Minn. 506 , ; National Weeklies, Inc. v. Jensen, 183 Minn. 150 , ; Mickelson v. Kernkamp, 230 Minn. 448 , 42 N. W. (2d) 18 ; Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369 , 43 N. W. (2d) 272 .
- Kalberg v. Anderson Bros. Motor Co. 88 N.W.2d 197 Minn. 1958
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Kalberg v. Anderson Bros. Motor Co.
88 N.W.2d 197
Minn. 1958
Citing Wannebo v. Gates, 227 Minn. 194 , 34 N. W. (2d) 695 , and Anderson v. Theisen, 231 Minn. 369 , 43 N. W. (2d) 272 , the defendant contended that the act of the thief was an intervening efficient cause which relieved the defendant from any negligence it might have incurred by failure to lock the car doors previous to the night of the theft.