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STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. v. AQUILA INC.

No. A04-1816.

697 N.W.2d 636 (2005)

STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY, et al., Appellants, v. AQUILA INC. d/b/a People's Natural Gas, f/k/a UtiliCorp United Inc., d/b/a People's Natural Gas/Energy One, Respondent, Northern Pipeline Construction Company, Respondent, Robert Sauer, et al., Defendants, George Rucker, et al., Nominal Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

June 14, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley J. Ayers, David A. Wikoff, Robert W. Vaccaro, Flynn, Gaskins & Bennett, L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for appellants State Farm Fire and Casualty and Auto Owners Insurance Company.

Jeremy R. Stevens, Bird & Jacobsen, Rochester, MN, for appellant Joan Hernlem.

Dale M. Wagner, Bassford Remele, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent Aquila Inc.

Scott P. Drawe, Drawe & Heisick, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent Northern Pipeline Construction Company.

OPINION

PORITSKY, Judge.*

Appellants, owners and insurers of property damaged by the explosion of a natural-gas pipeline, brought suit against respondents, one of which is the owner of the pipeline, and the other is the firm that installed it. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of respondents on the ground that appellants' suits were barred by Minn.Stat. § 541.051 (2004), the statute of repose for improvements...

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