ANDERSON v. STREAM

Nos. 49520, 50644.

295 N.W.2d 595 (1980)

Breeanna Lynn ANDERSON, a minor, by her father and natural guardian, Edward F. Anderson and Edward F. Anderson, Individually, Plaintiff, v. Edna STREAM and Martin Stream, defendants and third party plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Edward F. ANDERSON and Mrs. Edward F. Anderson, third party defendants, Respondents. Michael NUESSLE, a Minor, by Loretta Nuessle, His Guardian Ad Litem, Appellant, v. James NUESSLE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearings Denied September 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cousineau, McGuire, Shaughnessy & Anderson and Barbara A. Burke, Minneapolis, for Stream.

Murnane, Murnane, Conlin & White and Steven J. Kirsch, St. Paul, for James L. Nuessle.

Reding & Votel and James A. Reding, St. Paul, for Anderson.

Dorfman, Goff & Hauge and Donald E. Holly, Minneapolis, for Michael Nuessle.

Heard before YETKA, SCOTT, and WAHL, and considered and decided by the court en banc ( Case No. 49520); considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument ( Case No. 50644).


SCOTT, Justice.

These two appeals raise similar issues regarding the exceptions to the abrogation of parental immunity as adopted by this court in Silesky v. Kelman, 281 Minn. 431, 161 N.W.2d 631 (1968). In both cases, the trial courts concluded that the exceptions were applicable and thus held that the injured children had no actionable claim against their respective parent(s). We reverse.

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