CARLSON v. HENNEPIN COUNTY

No. C2-90-2060.

479 N.W.2d 50 (1992)

Beverly CARLSON, Trustee for the heirs and next-of-kin of Patricia M. Jolliff, and Beverly Carlson, individually, Respondents, v. HENNEPIN COUNTY d/b/a Hennepin County Medical Center, Defendant, Scott Davies, et al., Respondents, Hennepin Faculty Associates, Petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond L. Tahnk-Johnson, Thomas L. Adams, and William M. Hart, Meagher & Geer, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Jeane H. Unger, Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, Minneapolis, for Beverly Carlson.

Michael Miller, Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minneapolis, for defendant.

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


TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.

The issue presented by this appeal is the proper application of the term "identity of interest" in relation-back cases under Minn. R.Civ.P. 15.03. The court of appeals construed the term broadly in reversing the trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of petitioner Hennepin Faculty Associates [hereinafter HFA]. Because we believe the court of appeals was correct in finding an identity of interest in this case, we affirm and remand to...

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