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· 7/25/1975

Grothe Ex Rel. Grothe v. Shaffer

Citations

  • 232 N.W.2d 227
  • 305 Minn. 17
  • 1975 Minn. LEXIS 1294

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming the trial court’s use of Rule 15.03 to permit relation back of an untimely amendment adding a plaintiff
  • affirming the trial court's use of Rule 15.03 to permit relation back of an untimely amendment adding a plaintiff
  • stating, \The third-party claim is thus contingent on the outcome of the original action and upon the payment by one joint tortfeasor of more than his fair share of the common obligation.\ (emphasis added)
  • stating, “The third-party claim is thus contingent on the outcome of the original action and upon the payment by one joint tortfeasor of more than his fair share of the common obligation.” (emphasis added)
  • permitting an amendment of complaint under rule 15.03 to add new plaintiff when defendants had notice of new plaintiffs claim, defendants were not unfairly prejudiced, and there was identity of interest between original and new complaint
  • amended complaint adding father of deceased minól-as plaintiff related back to date of original complaint

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Judges: Peterson, MacLaughlin, Yetka

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