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20 Minnesota opinions name it 2 courts 1988–2024 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Minnesota courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Rico v. Stategreen2 sentences2024Although the exercise of discretion is relevant to both official and statutory immunity, different types of discretion are at issue, and “discretion has a broader meaning in the context of official immunity.” Rico v. State, 472 N.W.2d 100, 107 (Minn. 1991). 1997In the context of official immunity, malice ‘“means nothing more than the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse, or, otherwise stated, the willful violation of a known right.’ ” Rico v. State, 472 N.W.2d 100, 107 (Minn.1991) (citations omitted). | 4 | 8 |
Elwood v. County of Ricegreen2 sentences2007Elwood v. County of Rice, 423 N.W.2d 671, 678 (Minn.1988). 2007Elwood v. County of Rice, 423 N.W.2d 671, 678 (Minn.1988). | 1 | 5 |
State Ex Rel. Beaulieu v. City of Mounds Viewgreen2 sentences1999State by Beaulieu v. City of Mounds View, 518 N.W.2d 567, 571 (Minn.1994). 1999State by Beaulieu v. City of Mounds View, 518 N.W.2d 567, 571 (Minn.1994). | 1 | 3 |
Watson v. Metropolitan Transit Commissiongreen2 sentences2004See Watson, 553 N.W.2d at 414 . 2004See Watson, 553 N.W.2d at 414 . | 1 | 2 |
In Re Alexandria Accident of February 8, 1994green1 sentence2016Official immunity is a common-law doctrine which, in the absence of a willful or malicious wrong, protects a public official who is “charged by law with duties which call for the exercise of his judgment or discretion.” Olson v. Ramsey County 509 N.W.2d 368, 371 (Minn. 1993). “‘Discretion’ has a broader meaning in the context of official immunity 14 than in the context of statutory immunity.” In re Alexandria Acc. of Feb. 8, 1994, 561 N.W.2d 543, 548-49 (Minn. App. 1997). | 1 | 1 |
Olson v. Ramsey Countygreen1 sentence2016Official immunity is a common-law doctrine which, in the absence of a willful or malicious wrong, protects a public official who is “charged by law with duties which call for the exercise of his judgment or discretion.” Olson v. Ramsey County 509 N.W.2d 368, 371 (Minn. 1993). “‘Discretion’ has a broader meaning in the context of official immunity 14 than in the context of statutory immunity.” In re Alexandria Acc. of Feb. 8, 1994, 561 N.W.2d 543, 548-49 (Minn. App. 1997). | 1 | 1 |
Kelly v. City of Minneapolisgreen2 sentences2005“Malice in the context of official immunity means intentionally committing an act that the official has reason to believe is legally pro hibited.” Kelly v. City of Minneapolis, 598 N.W.2d 657, 663 (Minn.1999). 2005See id. at 663 (“[m]alice in the context of official immunity means intentionally committing an act that the official has reason to believe is legally prohibited”). | 1 | 1 |
Rehn v. Fischleygreen1 sentence1997See Rehn v. Fischley, 557 N.W.2d 328 (Minn.1996) (determination of whether an immunity applies is matter of law best resolved at summary judgment). | 1 | 1 |
Cook v. Trovattengreen2 sentences1988This court has suggested, as a general matter, that police charged with the duty to prevent crime and enforce the laws are not purely “ministerial officers,” in that many of their duties are of an “executive character involving the exercise of discretion.” Cook v. Trovatten, 200 Minn. 221, 224 , 274 N.W. 165, 167 (1937), citing Haynes v. Commonwealth, 104 Va. 854 , 52 S.E. 358 (1905). 1988This court has suggested, as a general matter, that police charged with the duty to prevent crime and enforce the laws are not purely “ministerial officers,” in that many of their duties are of an “executive character involving the exercise of discretion.” Cook v. Trovatten, 200 Minn. 221, 224 , 274 N.W. 165, 167 (1937), citing Haynes v. Commonwealth, 104 Va. 854 , 52 S.E. 358 (1905). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Minnesota. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Anderson v. Anoka Hennepin Independent School District 11
green
1 sentence2014In the context of official immunity, unlike statutory immunity, discretion is not limited to policymaking decisions, and official immunity can apply to any act that involves a significant exercise of independent judgment. 1 Anderson, 678 N.W.2d at 657 . | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Haynes v. Commonwealth
green
2 sentences1988This court has suggested, as a general matter, that police charged with the duty to prevent crime and enforce the laws are not purely “ministerial officers,” in that many of their duties are of an “executive character involving the exercise of discretion.” Cook v. Trovatten, 200 Minn. 221, 224 , 274 N.W. 165, 167 (1937), citing Haynes v. Commonwealth, 104 Va. 854 , 52 S.E. 358 (1905). 1988This court has suggested, as a general matter, that police charged with the duty to prevent crime and enforce the laws are not purely “ministerial officers,” in that many of their duties are of an “executive character involving the exercise of discretion.” Cook v. Trovatten, 200 Minn. 221, 224 , 274 N.W. 165, 167 (1937), citing Haynes v. Commonwealth, 104 Va. 854 , 52 S.E. 358 (1905). | 1 | 1988–1988 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.