SHANTZ v. RICHVIEW, INC.

No. 50441.

311 N.W.2d 155 (1981)

Arlys (Leisinger) SHANTZ, as trustee for the heirs of Albert T. Nelson, Decedent, Appellant, v. RICHVIEW, INC., etc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, Respondent, v. Richard D. VICKERMAN, as Executor of the Estate of Delbert Vickerman, Third-Party Defendant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Order Filed September 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter E. Riordan and Nicholas Sherwood, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, St. Paul, for Richview, Inc.

Thomsen, Nybeck, Herbst & Johnson, Edina, for Richard D. Vickerman.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


YETKA, Justice.

This is a wrongful death action brought against defendant nursing home for negligent supervision of third-party defendant patient, who allegedly had a history of physical abuse of other patients. Before trial, plaintiff and third-party defendant settled for $9,000, with plaintiff executing a so-called Pierringer release. The subsequent trial was conducted in accordance with our opinion in Frey v. Snelgrove, 269 N.W.2d 918

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