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McKENZIE v. NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.

No. C7-89-752.

440 N.W.2d 183 (1989)

Peter K. McKENZIE, as Trustee for the Next of Kin of Peter F. McKenzie, Deceased, Petitioner, v. NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

May 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Kelly, Vogel, Brantner, Kelly, Knutson, Weir & Bye, Ltd., Fargo, for petitioner.

R.D. Blanchard, Meagher, Geer, Markham, Anderson, Adamson, Flaskamp & Brennan, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Considered at Special Term and decided by WOZNIAK, C.J. and PARKER and KALITOWSKI, JJ., without oral argument.

SPECIAL TERM OPINION

WOZNIAK, Chief Judge.

FACTS

A wrongful death action was brought after Peter F. McKenzie was electrocuted. Plaintiff sought leave to amend, to add a claim for punitive damages. Plaintiff now seeks discretionary review of the trial court's denial of that motion.

DECISION

The Tort Reform Act of 1986 prohibited inclusion of a claim for punitive damages in plaintiff's complaint. See Minn.Stat. § 549...

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