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WHITEFORD v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORP., U.S.A.

No. C7-97-442.

582 N.W.2d 916 (1998)

Trent WHITEFORD, a minor, by Rhonda WHITEFORD, his mother and natural guardian; and Rhonda Whiteford, individually, Respondents, v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A., et al., pet., Appellants, Rapid Sport Center, Inc., Respondent, and YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A., et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Michael WHITEFORD, individually, Third-Party Defendant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Peterson, Jodi L. Johnson, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Minneapolis, for appellants.

Michael A. Stern, Richard D. Snyder, Fredrikson & Byron P.A., Minneapolis, for respondents.

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

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

In January 1992, Trent Whiteford ("T. Whiteford"), then age 5, was seriously injured while tobogganing down a hill when he collided head first with a stationary Yamaha Snoscoot snowmobile. As a result of the impact with the Snoscoot, he suffered severe facial injuries and is now permanently disfigured. T. Whiteford and his mother, Rhonda Whiteford, (the "Whitefords") commenced this action...

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