LOVEN v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

No. C5-00-1925.

639 N.W.2d 869 (2002)

Kari LOVEN, et al., Respondents, v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, et al., Petitioners, Appellants, Federal Signal Corporation, et al., Defendants, and Kelsey Loven, a minor by her father and natural guardian, Kyle A. Loven, and Kyle A. Loven, individually, Respondents, v. City of Minneapolis, et al., petitioners, Appellants, and Jean M. Lanz, Respondent, v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Defendant, City of Minneapolis, et al., petitioners, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Moore, Minneapolis City Attorney's Office, Minneapolis, MN, Appellant's Attorney(s).

James S. Ballentine, James R. Schwebel, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, Minneapolis, MN, Respondent's Attorney(s).

Clayton M. Robinson, Jr., St. Paul City Attorney, Peter G. Mikhail, Assistant City Attorney, St. Paul, MN, for Amicus Curiae City of St. Paul.

Wilbur W. Fluegel, Fluegel Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Amicus Curiae MN Trial Lawyers Assoc.

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


OPINION

ANDERSON, RUSSELL A., Justice.

Respondents brought actions against the City of Minneapolis seeking tort damages and basic economic loss benefits under the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act ("No-Fault Act") for injuries resulting from the crash of a police van into a crowd of people. The city moved for partial summary judgment declaring that the municipal tort liability cap of $750,000 includes any payments the city is required to make to...

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