HARRISON EX REL. HARRISON v. HARRISON

No. A05-1038.

733 N.W.2d 451 (2007)

Ted HARRISON, Jr., a minor, by Audrey HARRISON, his guardian ad litem, Respondent, v. Amy HARRISON, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kay Nord Hunt, Robert J. King, Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, PA, Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent.

William Lawrence Davidson, Brian A. Wood, Sara J. Lathrop, Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, PA, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellants.

Cameron M. Parkhurt, Minneapolis, MN, for amicus The Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association.

Diane B. Bratvold, Steven P. Aggergaard, Rider, Bennett, LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for amicus Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether Minnesota's "seat belt gag rule," Minn.Stat. § 169.685, subd. 4(a) (2006), permits an action to be brought against a child's parents for negligent installation and maintenance of a child passenger restraint system. The district court allowed the child's action to proceed, concluding that the child's action fell within an exception to the seat belt gag rule that permits evidence of seat...

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