McCARTY v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

No. C6-02-755.

654 N.W.2d 353 (2002)

Katherine McCARTY, et al., Defendants, Mitchell Lanz, et al., Appellants, v. CITY of MINNEAPOLIS, Respondent, Minneapolis Downtown Council, et al., Defendants, Federal Signal Corporation, Respondent, and Federal Signal Corporation, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Ford Motor Company and Code 3, Inc., Third-Party Defendants, and Minneapolis Downtown Council, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Hennepin County, Third-Party Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

December 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Gill, Gary L. Wilson, Philip Sieff, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P., Minneapolis, for appellants.

Eric J. Magnuson, Diane B. Bratvold, Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, L.L.P., Minneapolis, for respondent Federal Signal Corporation.

Jay Heffern, Minneapolis City Attorney, James A. Moore, Assistant Minneapolis City Attorney, Minneapolis, for respondent City of Minneapolis.

Considered and decided by MINGE, Judge, WRIGHT, Judge, and MULALLY, Judge.


OPINION

MINGE, Judge.

Mitchell Lanz, father and guardian of Erin and Michael Lanz, seeks review of a reduction in the amount of damages to be paid by Federal Signal Corporation because of the statutory limitations placed on minimally liable joint tortfeasors. Appellant argues that Federal Signal Corporation should be solely liable for damages above the liability cap on municipalities and that the statutory limitation...

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