Legal Opinion

Rients v. International Harvester Co.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided March 14, 1984No. CX-83-1574PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOZNIAK, Judge.

Mr. Rients was injured in a tractor accident. He and his wife sued the manufacturer and the distributor in a products liability suit. The suit was originally filed in United States District Court in Minnesota, but was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. The Rientses filed a new suit in the LeSueur County District Court. Neither distributor is presently involved in the suit. Alvin Schloesser was dismissed in November of 1980; Adam Fron settled under a Pierringer Release late in 1982. A trial date was set for June 20, 1983, but the defendant brought its motion for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Nord v. HerreidSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  2. McCormack v. Hankscraft CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
  3. Bennett v. Storz Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  4. Farr v. Armstrong Rubber CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
  5. Hudson v. Snyder Body, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  3. Green Plains Otter Tail, LLC v. Pro-Environmental, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  4. Andren v. White-Rodgers Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
  5. Linda Thompson and Roy Hedbert v. Hirano Tecseed Company, Ltd. v. Sheldahl, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006

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