NELSON v. PETERSON

No. 81-737.

313 N.W.2d 580 (1981)

Jeffrey B. NELSON, et al., Appellant, v. Harry PETERSON, Commissioner-designate Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg M. Corwin, St. Louis Park, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., and Erica Jacobson, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for respondents.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


TODD, Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs, who are petitioners' attorneys for the Department of Labor and Industry, from an order declaring that Act of June 1, 1981, ch. 346, section 103, 1981 Minn.Sess. Laws Serv. 1611, 16761 is constitutional. We find section 103 denies to persons in the positions of plaintiffs equal protection of the laws guaranteed by both the United States and Minnesota constitutions, and accordingly, we reverse...

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