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WATSON v. METROPOLITAN TRANSIT COM'N

No. C5-95-1052.

553 N.W.2d 406 (1996)

Matthew WATSON, a minor by his mother and natural guardian, June HANSON, Respondent, v. METROPOLITAN TRANSIT COMMISSION, Petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied October 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett, Brown, Ingvaldson, Coaty & McNeil, P.A., Frederick C. Brown, Donald R. McNeil, Minneapolis, Metropolitan Council, Jay M. Heffern, General Counsel, St. Paul, for Appellant.

Nelson Hanson Personal Injury Attorneys, Krister D. Johnson, St. Cloud, for Respondent.

League of MN Cities, Carla J. Heyl, St. Paul, for Amicus Curiae.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

On Saturday evening, April 16, 1994, plaintiff Matthew Watson was a passenger on a bus owned and operated by appellant, Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC), when he was assaulted by other passengers on the bus. Watson commenced an action against the MTC, alleging that the MTC breached its duty of care to him in failing to take reasonable steps to protect or assist him when he was assaulted. The MTC moved for summary judgment...

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