United States Eighth Circuit

A temporary trench dug to permit laying of communications cable to connect new development with existing resort facilities was an improvement to real property under Minn. Stat. 541.051 and a two-year statute of limitations applied to negligence and injury claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/23/2001
• Published 04/23/2001

Judges

• MAGILL, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN and MAGILL, Circuit Judges, and BATTEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dylan J. McFarland, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Fred Burstein and Steven M. Burstein, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin A. Spellacy, St. Cloud, MN, argued (Mary B. Mahler, St. Cloud, MN, on the brief), for appellee Brad Clark., Anthony S. Downs, Duluth, MN, argued (Steven W. Schneider, Duluth, MN, on the brief), for appellees.