Court Opinion

ID: 9849521
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:41:45.091589+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:20:16.603513
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POPOVICH, Chief Judge,
concurring specially.
I concur in the result reached by the majority and the application of collateral estoppel. I also agree with Judge Leslie’s views regarding reliance on long accepted practice relating to minor settlements absent fraud.
I would, however, consider adoption of a new cause of action desired by the minority only if prospective in nature or if enunciated by the Supreme Court or the Legislature after due consideration, public hearings, and input from possible amici. I am mindful of the process that occurred when governmental immunity was abolished in 1962, see Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621, 264 Minn. 279, 118 N.W.2d 795 (1962), and the subsequent enactment of Minn.Stat. § 466 et seq. in 1963 and as amended thereafter.