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Issue: What cases address the issue of whether a statute providing immunity to political subdivisions otherwise liable for their torts where the victim has collected worker’s compensation benefits is unconstitutional as a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution?
| Area of Law: | Constitutional Law, Government Claims, Workers Compensation Insurance |
| Keywords: | Statute providing immunity; Unconstitutional; Equal protection of the law |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal |
| Cited Cases: | 380 N.W.2d 229 |
| Cited Statutes: | None |
| Date: | 04/01/2001 |
The only reported decisions found dealing precisely with this issue are Berenthal v. City of St. Paul, 376 N.W.2d 422 (Minn. 1985) and McDonough v. St. Paul, 380 N.W.2d 229 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986) (following Bernthal).
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