Minnesota Supreme Court Decisions 1997
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co., Relator, vs. County of Hennepin, Respondent.
Date: December 31, 1997
Docket Number: C2-97-90
Date: December 31, 1997
Docket Number: C2-97-90
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of John G. Ganley.
Date: December 31, 1997
Docket Number: C4-95-1379
Date: December 31, 1997
Docket Number: C4-95-1379
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Craig Alan Hanson, Appellant.
Date: December 31, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-1161/C2-96-1312
Date: December 31, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-1161/C2-96-1312
Zenith/Kremer Waste Systems, Inc., et. al., Respondents, vs. Western Lake Superior Sanitary District petitioner, Appellant.
Date: December 24, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1602
Date: December 24, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1602
In Re: Complaint Concerning The Honorable John T. Finley, Ramsey County District Judge.
Date: December 24, 1997
Docket Number: C2-97-1370
Date: December 24, 1997
Docket Number: C2-97-1370
In the Matter of the Welfare of: R.R.H. and M.V.H.
Date: December 24, 1997
Docket Number: C7-97-1767
Date: December 24, 1997
Docket Number: C7-97-1767
Community Memorial Home at Osakis, Minnesota, Inc., Relator, vs County of Douglas, Respondent.
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C0-97-671
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C0-97-671
Barbara A. Ruberto, et al., Relators, vs. County of Washington Respondent.
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C1-97-436
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C1-97-436
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Alexander Juarez, petitioner Appellant.
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-404
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-404
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of Joseph A. Field, Petitioner.
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C5-93-981
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C5-93-981
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jack Allen Basting, Appellant
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-493
Date: December 18, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-493
PROMULGATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE.
Date: December 12, 1997
Docket Number: C6-84-2165
Date: December 12, 1997
Docket Number: C6-84-2165
State of Minnesota, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Vernon Dale Robinson, Respondent.
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C1-97-1005
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C1-97-1005
In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Lewis M. Koss, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-2024
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-2024
State of Minnesota, by its Attorney General, Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Appellant, vs. Delano Community Development Corporation, Respondent.
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1376
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1376
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Ida Mae Jackson, petitioner Appellant.
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-1668
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-1668
State of Minnesota, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Joshua Carl Stone Respondent, Cheryl Florine Graff, Respondent, Kenneth Morgan Coleman, Jr Respondent, Charles William Zornes, Respondent, Simon Dean Zornes, Respondent, Margaret Mary Myhre, Respondent, Voncille Marie Alvarado, Respondent, Wendy Sue Littlewolf, Respondent, Jamie Lynn Sargent, Respondent.
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-1291
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-1291
In the Matter of the Welfare of B.F.W., In the Matter of the Welfare of B.J.D.
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-2070
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-2070
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Ragnhild A. Westby, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-1459
Date: December 11, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-1459
PROMULGATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE MINNESOTA GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE.
Date: December 8, 1997
Docket Numbers: ADM04-8001, ADM09-8006, ADM09-8009, ADM10-8011, ADM10-8050, ADM10-8051, C4-84-2133, C4-85-1848, C4-94-1646, C6-84-2134, CX-89-1863, CX-89-1963
Date: December 8, 1997
Docket Numbers: ADM04-8001, ADM09-8006, ADM09-8009, ADM10-8011, ADM10-8050, ADM10-8051, C4-84-2133, C4-85-1848, C4-94-1646, C6-84-2134, CX-89-1863, CX-89-1963
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Marianne M. Milloy, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: December 4, 1997
Docket Number: C4-91-2460
Date: December 4, 1997
Docket Number: C4-91-2460
State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Brandi Nicole Schmidt, Respondent (C5-97-780), Karen Stephania Phillips, Respondent (C7-97-781 Mary Elizabeth Olson, Respondent (C9-97-782).
Date: December 4, 1997
Docket Number: C5-97-780/C7-97-781/C9-97-782
Date: December 4, 1997
Docket Number: C5-97-780/C7-97-781/C9-97-782
State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Bryan John Meech, Respondent
Date: December 4, 1997
Docket Number: CX-97-1746
Date: December 4, 1997
Docket Number: CX-97-1746
In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Dean Milton Margolis, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: November 26, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-2058
Date: November 26, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-2058
State of Minnesota, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Brenda Elizabeth Twiss, Respondent.
Date: November 26, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-2375
Date: November 26, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-2375
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Samuel Lee Byers, petitioner Appellant.
Date: November 20, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-212
Date: November 20, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-212
State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Debra Jeanette Thoma, Respondent (C8-97-465), Christine DeShawn Vasser, Respondent (CX-97-466), Marnie Marie Denn, Respondent (C1-97-467), Rachael Marie Lannon, Respondent (C6-97-710).
Date: November 20, 1997
Docket Number: C8-97-465/CX-97-466/C1-97-467/C6-97-710
Date: November 20, 1997
Docket Number: C8-97-465/CX-97-466/C1-97-467/C6-97-710
Northern States Power Company, et al., Relators, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent.
Date: November 20, 1997
Docket Number: C9-97-698
Date: November 20, 1997
Docket Number: C9-97-698
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Bradley K. Anderson, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: October 30, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-48
Date: October 30, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-48
Marc Tullis, Respondent, vs. Federated Mutual Insurance Company, et al., Respondent, Work Recovery Centers of Minnesota, Inc., petitioner Appellant, Sara Schneider, et al., Defendants.
Date: October 30, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-687
Date: October 30, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-687
Daniel Marvin Schermerhorn, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Dale Kaiser, et al., Respondents.
Date: October 23, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1020
Date: October 23, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1020
Jane Smith, et al., Respondents, vs. Brutger Companies & Brutger Management Company, subsidiaries of Brutger Equities, Inc., et al., Appellants, Hegg Capital Company, Inc., Appellant.
Date: October 23, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-600
Date: October 23, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-600
Marlys Sutherland, Trustee for the Heirs of Rene Sutherland, Decedent, Respondent, vs. Tom Barton, Defendant, and Waldorf Corporation, defendant and third-party plaintiff, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Muska Electric Co., third party defendant, Respondent.
Date: October 23, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-2018
Date: October 23, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-2018
Thomas S. Wagner, Respondent, vs. Minneapolis Public Schools, Special School District No.1, Appellant.
Date: October 23, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-1347
Date: October 23, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-1347
Dale A. Ruter, Relator, vs. Minnesota Department of Corrections Self-Insured, Respondent.
Date: October 16, 1997
Docket Number: C3-97-1104
Date: October 16, 1997
Docket Number: C3-97-1104
In Re the Marriage of: Mary Louise Erickson Dobrin, n/k/a Mary Louise Erickson, f/k/a Mary Louise Cooney, Respondent, vs. Dale Thomas Dobrin, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: September 25, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1054
Date: September 25, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1054
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Leonard Allen Grecinger, Sr., Appellant.
Date: September 18, 1997
Docket Number: C1-95-1596
Date: September 18, 1997
Docket Number: C1-95-1596
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Kevin Lemont Holmes, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: September 18, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-901
Date: September 18, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-901
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against William C. Pugh, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: September 18, 1997
Docket Number: C7-97-1350
Date: September 18, 1997
Docket Number: C7-97-1350
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jason Michael Ives, Appellant.
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1728
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1728
Caterpillar, Inc., Relator, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent.
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Number: C6-97-27
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Number: C6-97-27
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Scott E. Selmer, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Number: C8-93-1638
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Number: C8-93-1638
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Melvin Johns, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Numbers: C9-95-1765, CX-95-1368
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Numbers: C9-95-1765, CX-95-1368
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Wayne Thomas Carter, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Numbers: C9-95-1765, CX-95-1368
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Numbers: C9-95-1765, CX-95-1368
In Re the Marriage of: Dennis Earl Hecker, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Sandra K. Hecker, Respondent.
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1841
Date: September 11, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1841
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Kevin Peter Anderson, Appellant.
Date: August 28, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-1593
Date: August 28, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-1593
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Lavon Antione Johnson, Appellant.
Date: August 28, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-1716
Date: August 28, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-1716
Richard S. Cummings, Respondent, vs. Charles E. Koehnen, et al., petitioners, Appellants.
Date: August 28, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1118
Date: August 28, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1118
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Karon Allen Whittaker, Appellant.
Date: August 28, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-1641
Date: August 28, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-1641
PROMULGATION OF RULES OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROCEDURE.
Date: August 27, 1997
Docket Number: CO-95-1475
Date: August 27, 1997
Docket Number: CO-95-1475
Willard O. Vetter, as Trustee for Vetter Stone Employees Savings and Retirement Plan and Vetter Stone Co., Money Purchase Pension, et. al., petitioners, Appellants, vs. Security Continental Insurance Company, a Delaware life insurance company (f/k/a Inter-American Insurance Company of Delaware), et al., Respondents.
Date: August 21, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-843
Date: August 21, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-843
In Re the Marriage of: Maureen Carole Beck, formerly Maureen Carole Kaplan, petitioner, Respondent, vs. Samuel Louis Kaplan, Appellant.
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C0-95-1153
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C0-95-1153
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Derek Jay Cassidy, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-831
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-831
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Susan Marie Pottenger, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C6-95-2422
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C6-95-2422
Art Goebel, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. North Suburban Agencies, Inc., Defendant, Cleary Agency, Respondent, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, a Wisconsin corporation, Appellant.
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-695
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-695
Leonard Weaver, Sr., Relator, vs. Minneapolis Star & Tribune and Employers Insurance of Wausau, Respondents.
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C7-97-439
Date: August 14, 1997
Docket Number: C7-97-439
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Fred A. Reiter, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C4-91-157
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C4-91-157
Tiera Canada, by and through Robin Landy, her Guardian Ad Litem Respondents, vs. Robert R. McCarthy, Appellant.
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-266
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-266
Michael Boone, et al., Respondents, vs. Aristeo Martinez, Defendant, Palace Bar of Albert Lea, Inc., d/b/a the Palace Bar and Tom's Palace Bar, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-297
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-297
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Akeem Pendleton, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C6-95-2162
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C6-95-2162
Linda Martin, as Trustee for the heirs of Daniel Martin, deceased, Respondent, vs. Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority, Appellant.
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-477
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-477
Spencer Robinson, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-2044
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-2044
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of Gerald D. Thedens, Petitioner.
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Numbers: C9- 96-1260, C9-96-1260
Date: August 7, 1997
Docket Numbers: C9- 96-1260, C9-96-1260
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against John E. Grzybek, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: July 31, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-128
Date: July 31, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-128
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Adrian Dominic Riley, Appellant.
Date: July 31, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-1394
Date: July 31, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-1394
Ronald W. Kroning, et al., Respondents, vs. State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, et al., petitioners, Appellants.
Date: July 31, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-2097
Date: July 31, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-2097
Zip Sort, Inc., Relator, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent.
Date: July 24, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1938
Date: July 24, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1938
Anthony Hale, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Date: July 24, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-2198
Date: July 24, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-2198
Cynthia Mary Schaefer, Plaintiff, County of Stearns, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Paul Jerome Weber, Respondent.
Date: July 24, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-18
Date: July 24, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-18
BFW Company, Relator, vs. County of Ramsey, Respondent.
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C2-97-106
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C2-97-106
David Igel, Relator, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent.
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-1951
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-1951
County of Anoka, Respondent, vs. Blaine Building Corporation, et al., petitioners.
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C5-95-1584
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C5-95-1584
Almor Corporation, et al., vs. County of Hennepin, Respondent.
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1796
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1796
Scott C. Englund, Respondent, vs. MN CA Partners/MN Joint Ventures, d/b/a Radisson Hotel South, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-852
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-852
Mark W. Peterson, Relator, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent.
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-2304
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-2304
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Max J. Ruttger, III, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C8-97-109
Date: July 17, 1997
Docket Number: C8-97-109
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Theodore Sherman Ashby, Appellant.
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-1567
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-1567
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Alan J. Albrecht, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C3-97-356
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C3-97-356
Elizabeth A. Watson, Respondent, Keith Watson, Plaintiff, vs. United Services Automobile Association, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-110
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-110
Joseph Leander Rainer, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-1807
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-1807
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Calvin Nivlac Jones, III, Appellant.
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-1162
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-1162
David & Elizabeth Weigel, d/b/a Cottage Cleaners, Relators, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent.
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-2019
Date: July 10, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-2019
In the Matter of the Application of Minnegasco, a Division of Arkla, Inc., for Authority to Increase Its Rates for Natural Gas Service in the State of Minnesota.
Date: July 3, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-876
Date: July 3, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-876
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Daniel D. Reisman, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: July 3, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-937
Date: July 3, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-937
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Edward C. Olson, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: July 3, 1997
Docket Number: C4-97-12
Date: July 3, 1997
Docket Number: C4-97-12
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Richard W. Johnson, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: June 26, 1997
Docket Number: C4-97-155
Date: June 26, 1997
Docket Number: C4-97-155
Medica, Inc., d/b/a Medica Choice, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent.
Date: June 26, 1997
Docket Number: C5-95-2489
Date: June 26, 1997
Docket Number: C5-95-2489
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Ronald J. Johnson, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: June 26, 1997
Docket Number: C8-81-628
Date: June 26, 1997
Docket Number: C8-81-628
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Timothy Vincent Ostroot, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: June 26, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-666
Date: June 26, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-666
DLH, Inc., petitioner, Appellant, vs. David A. Russ, Respondent, Mark Cohn, et al., Respondents.
Date: June 19, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-1218
Date: June 19, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-1218
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Leonard E. Griese, Appellant.
Date: June 19, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-1196
Date: June 19, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-1196
Bergh and Misson Farms, Inc., Respondent, vs. Great Lakes Transmission Company, a Limited Partnership, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: June 19, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-603
Date: June 19, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-603
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Texas Petitioner, vs. Nishika Ltd., LenTec Corporation, American 3D Ltd., and Nishika Manufacturing (H.K.) Ltd., Texas Respondents.
Date: June 12, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-2542
Date: June 12, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-2542
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Rebecca Marie Coleman, Appellant.
Date: June 5, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-943
Date: June 5, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-943
Domtar, Inc., Appellant (C9-95-2673), Respondent (C0-95-2626, C7-95-2638), vs. Niagara Fire Insurance Company, et al., Appellants (C7-95-2638), Respondents (C0-95-2626, C9-95-2673), Canadian General Insurance Company, et al., Respondents, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, et al., Appellants (C0-95-2626), Respondents (C7-95-2638, C9-95-2673).
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Numbers: C0-95-2626, C7-95-2638, C9-95-2673
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Numbers: C0-95-2626, C7-95-2638, C9-95-2673
Rafe Fleener, Respondent, vs. CBM Industries, Self-Insured, administered by Alexsis, Inc., Relator.
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-2069
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-2069
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Brett Randall Walen, Appellant.
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Number: C6-95-1786
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Number: C6-95-1786
Estate of Marion Atkinson, Respondent, v. Minnesota Department of Human Services, Appellant, and Otter Tail County Department of Human Services, Respondent.
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-335
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-335
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Donn Harvey Behl, II, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-84
Date: May 29, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-84
State of Minnesota by Douglas J. Schaller, petitioner, Appellant, vs. County of Blue Earth, Respondent.
Date: May 22, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-1004
Date: May 22, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-1004
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Damon L. Ward, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: May 22, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-978
Date: May 22, 1997
Docket Number: C7-96-978
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of Alfred Milton Stanbury.
Date: May 22, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-859
Date: May 22, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-859
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against William D. Schutter, an Attorney at law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: May 15, 1997
Docket Number: C2-89-1260
Date: May 15, 1997
Docket Number: C2-89-1260
Ruth Washington, et al., Respondents, vs. Milbank Insurance Company, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: May 15, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-2627
Date: May 15, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-2627
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Stephen C. Davis, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: May 15, 1997
Docket Number: C5-97-567
Date: May 15, 1997
Docket Number: C5-97-567
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Francisco Dominguez-Ramirez, Appellant.
Date: May 15, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-907
Date: May 15, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-907
Scott Nolan King, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-2337
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-2337
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Peter D. Bergstrom, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-886
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-886
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Michael H. Randall, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-721
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-721
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of David A. Pyles.
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C4-87-395
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C4-87-395
In Re the Marriage of: Colleen C. Olsen, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Larry G. Olsen, Respondent.
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C7-95-2493
Date: May 8, 1997
Docket Number: C7-95-2493
James (NMN) Russell, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Date: May 1, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1183
Date: May 1, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-1183
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Max J. Ruttger, III, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: May 1, 1997
Docket Number: C8-97-109
Date: May 1, 1997
Docket Number: C8-97-109
In Re the Arbitration Between: Lehanne Thomas, Respondent, vs. Western National Insurance Group, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: April 24, 1997
Docket Number: C0-95-1380
Date: April 24, 1997
Docket Number: C0-95-1380
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Anthony Soto, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: April 24, 1997
Docket Number: C3-95-577
Date: April 24, 1997
Docket Number: C3-95-577
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Lawrence Bruce Gould, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: April 24, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1273
Date: April 24, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1273
State of Minnesota, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Evelyn Long, Respondent.
Date: April 24, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1628
Date: April 24, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1628
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Billy Glenn Moman, Appellant.
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-1821
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-1821
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Helen A. Dovolis, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: C2-97-11
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: C2-97-11
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Nancy Irene Fitzgerald, Appellant.
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-424
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-424
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Talitha Syntyche Simpson, Appellant.
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-1856
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-1856
Michelle Denais Terwilliger, as trustee for the heirs and next of kin of Patrick Denais, decedent, Respondent, vs. Hennepin County, d/b/a Hennepin County Mental Health Center, et al., petitioners, Appellants.
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1872
Date: April 17, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1872
In Re the Marriage of: Sandra K. Shirk, Respondent, vs. Glen M. Shirk, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: April 10, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-2563
Date: April 10, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-2563
State of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Maime Hernandez Mills, Appellant.
Date: April 10, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-1327
Date: April 10, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-1327
Glennie I. Epland and Dale L. Epland, her attorney in fact, Respondents, vs. Meade Insurance Agency Associates, Inc., et al., Respondents, Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, petitioner, Appellant, Reserve Life Insurance Company, petitioner, Appellant, National Financial Insurance Company, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: April 10, 1997
Docket Number: C5-95-1519
Date: April 10, 1997
Docket Number: C5-95-1519
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jerome Deon Nunn, Appellant.
Date: April 10, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-781
Date: April 10, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-781
Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, Relator, vs. County of Hennepin, Respondent.
Date: April 3, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-1270
Date: April 3, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-1270
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Randall Eugene Ferguson, Appellant.
Date: April 3, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-635
Date: April 3, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-635
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Alfred Milton Stanbury, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: April 3, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-859
Date: April 3, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-859
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of Stephen W. Shaughnessy.
Date: March 27, 1997
Docket Number: C0-90-95
Date: March 27, 1997
Docket Number: C0-90-95
F-D Oil Company, Inc., et al., Relators, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent.
Date: March 27, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-1589
Date: March 27, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-1589
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Reynaud L. Harp, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: March 27, 1997
Docket Number: C4-93-2415
Date: March 27, 1997
Docket Number: C4-93-2415
State of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Gary Lee Cooper, Appellant.
Date: March 27, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-599
Date: March 27, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-599
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of Terrance S. O'Toole, Petitioner.
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1048
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-1048
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of Anthony M. Marick.
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-174
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-174
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Kennedy Amenya Gisege, Appellant.
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-305
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-305
World Plan Executive Council-United States, et al., Relators, vs. County of Ramsey, Respondent.
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-1425
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-1425
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Steven Joel Camacho, Appellant.
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-293
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-293
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of Richard T. McHaffie, Petitioner.
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-1235
Date: March 20, 1997
Docket Number: CX-96-1235
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Leon Perry, Appellant.
Date: March 13, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-112
Date: March 13, 1997
Docket Number: C0-96-112
James Willis Black, petitioner, Appellant, vs.State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Date: March 13, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-1799
Date: March 13, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-1799
Gerald E. Bol, a/k/a Gerald Bol, Sr., Respondent, vs. Autumn Cole, Ph.D., et al., petitioners, Appellants, and Sandra L. Petron, Kathy R. Buhr, Defendants.
Date: March 13, 1997
Docket Number: C9-95-2124
Date: March 13, 1997
Docket Number: C9-95-2124
In the Matter of the Welfare of: G. (NMN) M., a/k/a W.M.
Date: March 13, 1997
Docket Number: C9-95-812
Date: March 13, 1997
Docket Number: C9-95-812
Scott Raymond Gusk, Respondent, vs. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Appellant.
Date: March 6, 1997
Docket Number: C4-95-2421
Date: March 6, 1997
Docket Number: C4-95-2421
County of Hennepin, Respondent, vs. Decathlon Athletic Club, Inc., Relator.
Date: March 6, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-1529
Date: March 6, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-1529
Country Joe, Inc., et al., Respondents, vs. City of Eagan, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: March 6, 1997
Docket Number: C8-95-2289
Date: March 6, 1997
Docket Number: C8-95-2289
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Mark Orlando Harris, Appellant.
Date: February 27, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-66
Date: February 27, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-66
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of Thomas J. Bieter, Petitioner.
Date: February 20, 1997
Docket Numbers: C1- 90-2230, C1-90-2230
Date: February 20, 1997
Docket Numbers: C1- 90-2230, C1-90-2230
Order for Hearing to Consider Proposed Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules of Ethics for the Minnesota General Rules of Practice.
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Number: C5-87-843
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Number: C5-87-843
Les Barton and Cynthia Zschokke, Respondents (C0-95-1248), Plaintiffs (C2-95-1249), vs. Emily L. Moore, Jack I. Moore, individually and d/b/a K-TWN Communications and d/b/a K-Twin, petitioners, Appellants, Southwest Suburban Broadcasting, Inc., et al., Defendants, Jerold A. Gilbert and Stephen C. Fiebiger, Respondents (C2-95-1249).
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Numbers: C0-95-1248, C2-95-1249
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Numbers: C0-95-1248, C2-95-1249
To Van Nguyen, Respondent, vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-2305
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Number: C2-95-2305
Kyle Olson, Plaintiff, vs. Ford Motor Company, Defendant.
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-915
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Number: C5-96-915
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Montery T. Willis, Appellant.
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Number: C7-95-2705
Date: February 13, 1997
Docket Number: C7-95-2705
State of Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry by the Special Compensation Fund, Respondent, vs. Wintz Parcel Drivers, Inc. and George Wintz, individually, Relators.
Date: February 6, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-757
Date: February 6, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96-757
Meadowbrook, Inc., et al., Respondents, vs. Tower Insurance Company, Inc., petitioner, Appellant.
Date: February 6, 1997
Docket Number: C6-95-1285
Date: February 6, 1997
Docket Number: C6-95-1285
Sadie Pearl Vaughn, Respondent, vs. Northwest Airlines, Inc., Appellant.
Date: February 6, 1997
Docket Number: C7-95-2459
Date: February 6, 1997
Docket Number: C7-95-2459
PROMULGATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT FOR REGISTRATION OF ATTORNEYS.
Date: February 5, 1997
Docket Numbers: ADM10-8002, C9-81-1206
Date: February 5, 1997
Docket Numbers: ADM10-8002, C9-81-1206
State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Randy Ray Cash, Respondent (C0-96-1924), Lee Philip Schoo, Respondent (C2-96-1925), Robert Paul Bedtke, Respondent (C4-96-1926).
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Numbers: C0-96-1924, C2-96-1925, C4-96-1926
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Numbers: C0-96-1924, C2-96-1925, C4-96-1926
Jenoff, Inc., Respondent, v. New Hampshire Insurance Company, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: C3-95-2409
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: C3-95-2409
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Victor P. Seiler, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-2033
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-2033
Evelyn Theodora Wertish, Appellant, vs. Daniel Andrew Salvhus, Respondent.
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-955
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: C6-96-955
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Michael William Buntrock, Appellant.
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: C7-95-2347
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: C7-95-2347
Donald Edward Perkins, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1399
Date: January 30, 1997
Docket Number: CX-95-1399
In Re Transfer to Disability Inactive Status of Richard Scott Vinitsky, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-2600
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C1-96-2600
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Billy Ray Thomas, Appellant.
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-1173
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C3-96-1173
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Douglas E. Roff, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-2090
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C4-96-2090
Northwest Racquet Swim & Health Clubs, Inc. Relator, vs. County of Dakota, Respondent.
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-1444
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C8-96-1444
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Francis E. Giberson, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-2392
Date: January 23, 1997
Docket Number: C9-96-2392
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Thomas J. Bieter, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Numbers: C1- 90-2230, C1-90-2230
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Numbers: C1- 90-2230, C1-90-2230
State of Minnesota Respondent, vs. Kenneth Octavius Wallace, Appellant.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C2- 96-340
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C2- 96-340
Lisa Ferrell, Respondent, vs. Nancy Cross, in her individual capacity, petitioner, Appellant, and Marci Henderson, in her individual capacity, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C4- 95-1043
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C4- 95-1043
Randall E. Stowell, Respondent, vs. Cloquet Co-op Credit Union, Appellant, vs. Robert Nelson, Third-Party Defendant.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C4- 95-1608
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C4- 95-1608
In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of Thomas P. Lilja.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C5- 90-545
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C5- 90-545
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Gary A. Fridell, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C7- 96-2357
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C7- 96-2357
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Todd R. Haugan, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C9- 92-150
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: C9- 92-150
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Gerald D. Thedens, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Numbers: C9- 96-1260, C9-96-1260
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Numbers: C9- 96-1260, C9-96-1260
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Thomas Otto George, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: CX- 94-2638
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: CX- 94-2638
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Steven A. Schreiber, Appellant.
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: CX- 95-2522
Date: January 16, 1997
Docket Number: CX- 95-2522
Melvin A. Krech, Relator, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent.
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96- 80
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Number: C2-96- 80
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Timothy C. Heckmann, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Numbers: C3- 96-1755, C3-96-1755
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Numbers: C3- 96-1755, C3-96-1755
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Alfred H. Edwall, Jr., an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Number: C3- 96-1965
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Number: C3- 96-1965
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Kelvin NMN Jackson, Appellant.
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Number: C4- 95-2404
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Number: C4- 95-2404
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Dennis E. Szymialis, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Number: C4- 95-2631
Date: January 9, 1997
Docket Number: C4- 95-2631
Garry M. Rehn, Respondent, vs. Barbara Fischley, defendant and third-party plaintiff, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Greater Anoka County Animal Humane Society, third-party defendant, petitioner, Appellant.
Date: January 2, 1997
Docket Number: C0-95-813
Date: January 2, 1997
Docket Number: C0-95-813
Order for Hearing to Consider Proposed Minnesota Rules of Guardian Ad Litem Procedure
Date: January 2, 1997
Docket Number: CO-95-1475
Date: January 2, 1997
Docket Number: CO-95-1475
Order For Hearing to Consider Proposed Amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure and the Minnesota Civil Trialbook.
Date: January 2, 1997
Docket Numbers: ADM04-8001, ADM09-8006, ADM09-8009, ADM10-8011, ADM10-8050, ADM10-8051, C4-84-2133, C4-85-1848, C4-94-1646, C6-84-2134, CX-89-1863, CX-89-1963
Date: January 2, 1997
Docket Numbers: ADM04-8001, ADM09-8006, ADM09-8009, ADM10-8011, ADM10-8050, ADM10-8051, C4-84-2133, C4-85-1848, C4-94-1646, C6-84-2134, CX-89-1863, CX-89-1963
Order Creating and Appointing Members to the Judicial Branch Technology Planning Committee.
Date: January 2, 1997
Docket Number: C4-84-2150
Date: January 2, 1997
Docket Number: C4-84-2150
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