ROWE v. ST. PAUL RAMSEY MEDICAL CENTER

No. C1-90-610.

472 N.W.2d 640 (1991)

Bonnie J. ROWE, Individually and as Guardian of the Person and Estate of James W. Rowe, Petitioner, Respondent, v. ST. PAUL RAMSEY MEDICAL CENTER, Petitioner, Ramsey Health Care, Inc., et al., Petitioner, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan R. Vanasek, Thomas M. Countryman, Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, St. Paul, for appellants.

W. Scott Herzog, Peter A. Koller, Moss & Barnett, Minneapolis, for respondent.

James Alexander, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, amicus curiae.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


WAHL, Justice.

The parties to this medical malpractice appeal seek a determination as to whether the claim of a spouse for loss of consortium and the claim of a health insurer for medical expenses are included within a single $200,000 limitation of liability for a claim of personal injury pursuant to the municipal liability provisions of Minn.Stat. § 466.04 (1990). Because we hold that both claims are included within a single limitation of liability cap, we reverse...

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