ANDERSON v. CHRISTOPHERSON

No. A11-0191.

816 N.W.2d 626 (2012)

Gordon Helmer ANDERSON, Respondent, Maxine Anderson, Plaintiff, v. Office of Appellate Courts Neil Raymond CHRISTOPHERSON, Respondent, Dennis Christopherson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Ballentine , William R. Sieben , Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent Gordon Helmer Anderson.

Chad D. Dobbelaere , Tewksbury & Kerfeld, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent Neil Raymond Christopherson.

Troy A. Poetz , Victoria A. Lupu , Rajkowski Hansmeier, Ltd., St. Cloud, Minnesota, for appellant Dennis Christopherson.

Wilbur W. Fluegel , Fluegel Law Office, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association for Justice.

Dyan J. Ebert , Garin L. Strobl , Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A., St. Cloud, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.


OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

This case requires us to interpret the Minnesota dog owner's liability statute, Minn.Stat. § 347.22 (2010). Respondent Gordon Helmer Anderson (Anderson) was injured during an attack on his dog, Tuffy, by a dog named Bruno, owned by respondent Neil Raymond Christopherson. Anderson, along with his wife, Maxine Anderson, sued Neil Christopherson and his father, appellant Dennis Christopherson, arguing, among other claims, that the...

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