Every municipality is subject to liability for its torts and those of its officers, employees and agents acting within the scope of their employment or duties. If you believe that MnDOT was negligent, causing damage or injury to you or your property, please follow these steps to submit a tort claim to MnDOT.Legal requirements of causal relation apply both to fault as the basis for liability and to contributory fault. The doctrine of last clear chance is abolished. The four basic elements in a negligence case in Minnesota are: duty, breach of duty, injury or harm, and proximate cause. Product Liability claims – 6 years from the date of injury. This court reversed and remanded, holding that the husband's action constituted negligence, rather than the intentional tort of battery. This guide provides information on different torts, and links to publications and materials related to court actions involving tort liability. In tort actions for death or injury to person or property, no defendant shall be liable for an amount greater than its percentage of the negligence. Tice, 199 P.2d 1 (Cal. 1948). 31.
