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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 118 N.W.2d 795.
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Rowe v. St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center
472 N.W.2d 640
Minn. 1991
Section 466 was enacted in 1963, shortly after this court prospectively abolished the sovereign immunity of municipalities in Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279
- Imlay v. City of Lake Crystal 453 N.W.2d 326 Minn. 1990
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Imlay v. City of Lake Crystal
453 N.W.2d 326
Minn. 1990
Appellants’ “public service” rationale, in effect, would entail a resurrection of the “governmental-proprietary” distinction originally created by the judiciary to avoid the harsh results of sovereign immunity, see Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279, 292 , but later abolished by the legislature.
- Schaeffer v. State 444 N.W.2d 876 Minn. Ct. App. 1989
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Schaeffer v. State
444 N.W.2d 876
Minn. Ct. App. 1989
units to procure liability insurance; and to allow governmental units to “routinely and promptly investigate] personal injury and other tort claims at the time of their occurrence in order that defendants may marshal and preserve whatever evidence is available for the proper conduct of their defense.” Id., 306 Minn, at 132, d at 603 (quoting Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279, 294 , ).
- Nusbaum v. County of Blue Earth 422 N.W.2d 713 Minn. 1988
- Nusbaum v. County of Blue Earth 422 N.W.2d 713 Minn. 1988
- Chabot v. City of Sauk Rapids 412 N.W.2d 371 Minn. Ct. App. 1987
- Jam v. Independent School Dist. No. 709 413 N.W.2d 165 Minn. Ct. App. 1987
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Jam v. Independent School Dist. No. 709
413 N.W.2d 165
Minn. Ct. App. 1987
Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279, 291
- Seaton v. County of Scott 404 N.W.2d 396 Minn. Ct. App. 1987
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Seaton v. County of Scott
404 N.W.2d 396
Minn. Ct. App. 1987
The common law doctrine immunizing local units of government from tort suits was abolished prospectively in Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279, 292
- Andrade v. Ellefson 391 N.W.2d 836 Minn. 1986
- Andrade v. Ellefson 375 N.W.2d 828 Minn. Ct. App. 1985
- Cook v. Connolly 353 N.W.2d 184 Minn. Ct. App. 1984
- Glassman v. Miller 356 N.W.2d 655 Minn. 1984
- Green-Glo Turf Farms, Inc. v. State 347 N.W.2d 491 Minn. 1984
- McGuire v. C & L RESTAURANT INC. 346 N.W.2d 605 Minn. 1984
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McGuire v. C & L RESTAURANT INC.
346 N.W.2d 605
Minn. 1984
Respondent relies on Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279
- Hovet v. City of Bagley 325 N.W.2d 813 Minn. 1982
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Hovet v. City of Bagley
325 N.W.2d 813
Minn. 1982
In Spanel v. Mounds View School District, 264 Minn. 279 , the court unanimously declared that sovereign immunity for governmental subdivisions would be prospectively overruled at the close of the next legislative session and invited the legislature to adopt a statute to govern the matter.
- Wegan v. Village of Lexington 309 N.W.2d 273 Minn. 1981
- Wilson v. City of Eagan 297 N.W.2d 146 Minn. 1980
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Wilson v. City of Eagan
297 N.W.2d 146
Minn. 1980
Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279
- Anderson Ex Rel. Anderson v. City of Minneapolis 296 N.W.2d 383 Minn. 1980
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Anderson Ex Rel. Anderson v. City of Minneapolis
296 N.W.2d 383
Minn. 1980
We first noted that before governmental immunity for local governmental units had been abolished in Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279 , those units had nonetheless been liable for torts committed in carrying out proprietary activities as opposed to governmental activities.
- Larson Ex Rel. Larson v. Independent School District No. 314, Braham 289 N.W.2d 112 Minn. 1979
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Larson Ex Rel. Larson v. Independent School District No. 314, Braham
289 N.W.2d 112
Minn. 1979
No. 621, 264 Minn. 279, 291 , failure by Peterson, in this case, to adequately supervise the planning and administering by Lundquist of the physical education curriculum cannot be considered decision-making that the doctrine of discretionary immunity is designed to protect.
- Kelley v. City of St. Paul 285 N.W.2d 671 Minn. 1979
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Kelley v. City of St. Paul
285 N.W.2d 671
Minn. 1979
In Spanel v. Moundsview School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279 , this court decided to abrogate sovereign immunity for municipalities if the legislature did not act to do so.
- Record v. Metropolitan Transit Commission 284 N.W.2d 542 Minn. 1979
- Record v. Metropolitan Transit Commission 284 N.W.2d 542 Minn. 1979
- Cracraft v. City of St. Louis Park 279 N.W.2d 801 Minn. 1979
- Schumann Ex Rel. Peterson v. City of St. Paul 268 N.W.2d 903 Minn. 1978
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Schumann Ex Rel. Peterson v. City of St. Paul
268 N.W.2d 903
Minn. 1978
No. 621, 264 Minn. 279, 292 , : “ ‘While the court has the right and the duty to modify rules of the common law after they have become archaic, we readily concede that the flexibility of the legislative process — which is denied the judiciary — makes the latter avenue of approach more desirable.’ “Second, the Model
- Lorshbough v. Township of Buzzle 258 N.W.2d 96 Minn. 1977
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Lorshbough v. Township of Buzzle
258 N.W.2d 96
Minn. 1977
No. 621, 264 Minn. 279 , Nieting v. Blondell, 306 Minn. 122
- Susla v. State 247 N.W.2d 907 Minn. 1976
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Susla v. State
247 N.W.2d 907
Minn. 1976
5 The immunity of local governmental units was abolished in Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279 , subject to action by the legislature, which thereafter enacted Minn. St.
- Schumann v. McGinn 240 N.W.2d 525 Minn. 1976
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Schumann v. McGinn
240 N.W.2d 525
Minn. 1976
No. 621, 264 Minn. 279, 292 , : “While the court has the right and the duty to modify rules of the common law after they have become archaic, we readily concede that the flexibility of the legislative process — which is denied the judiciary — makes the latter avenue of approach more desirable.” Second, the Model
- Nieting v. Blondell 235 N.W.2d 597 Minn. 1975
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Nieting v. Blondell
235 N.W.2d 597
Minn. 1975
No. 621, 264 Minn. 279 , we indicated our intention to abolish sovereign immunity as a defense with respect to tort claims against school districts, municipal corporations, and other subdivisions of government on which immunity had been conferred by judicial action.
- Rathbun v. WT Grant Company 219 N.W.2d 641 Minn. 1974
- Rathbun v. WT Grant Company 219 N.W.2d 641 Minn. 1974
- Trail v. Christian 213 N.W.2d 618 Minn. 1973
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Trail v. Christian
213 N.W.2d 618
Minn. 1973
No. 621, 264 Minn. 279 , and see no reason to now perpetuate the injustice and hardship resulting from application of the judicially formulated rule that the consumption of an alcoholic beverage, rather than its sale, is the proximate cause of injuries flowing from intoxication.
- Olander v. Sperry and Hutchinson Company 197 N.W.2d 438 Minn. 1972
- Olander v. Sperry and Hutchinson Company 197 N.W.2d 438 Minn. 1972
- Thill v. Modern Erecting Company 193 N.W.2d 298 Minn. 1971