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SUTHERLAND v. BARTON

No. C7-96-2018.

560 N.W.2d 116 (1997)

Marlys SUTHERLAND, Trustee for the Heirs of Rene Sutherland, Decedent, Appellant, v. Tom BARTON, Defendant. WALDORF CORPORATION, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, Respondent, v. MUSKA ELECTRIC CO., Third-Party Defendant, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Granted April 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell R. Spector, Abrams & Spector, P.A., Minneapolis, for Appellant.

Michael S. Kreidler, Stich, Angell, Kreidler, Brownson & Ballou, P.A., Minneapolis, for Respondent Waldorf Corp.

Thomas L. Garrity, Law Offices of Thomas J. Christenson, Minneapolis, for respondent Muska Electric Co.

Considered and decided by NORTON, P.J., and HUSPENI and FOLEY, JJ.

OPINION

NORTON, Judge.

Rene Sutherland died at respondent Waldorf Corporation's plant while working for Muska Electric, an independent contractor hired by Waldorf. Marlys Sutherland, as trustee for the heirs of decedent Rene Sutherland, brought a wrongful death action against Waldorf, alleging that Waldorf negligently created an unreasonably dangerous condition by requiring Rene Sutherland to work near electrified, exposed bus bars. The trial court granted...

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