LIENHARD v. STATE

No. C8-87-1002.

431 N.W.2d 861 (1988)

Douglas O. LIENHARD, Petitioner, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred H. Pritzker, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Mary Ann Bernard and Peter K. Halbach, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., St. Paul, for respondents.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


COYNE, Justice.

Plaintiff Douglas O. Lienhard sued the State of Minnesota, Southfork Township, and Randolph Johnson to recover damages for injuries sustained when his motorcycle collided with defendant Johnson's automobile. A jury awarded Lienhard damages in the net amount of $200,000 and apportioned causal negligence among the defendants in these percentages:

     State of Minnesota  50%
     Southfork Township...

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