Sorchaga v. Ride Auto, LLC

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

In this case we are asked to determine whether a seller's fraudulent statements about the condition and fitness of a vehicle being sold prevent the seller from enforcing disclaimers in purchase documents stating that the buyer purchased the vehicle "as is." The court of appeals concluded that under Minn. Stat. § 336.2-316 (2016), the seller's fraudulent statements prevented the seller from enforcing the "as is" disclaimers. The court also concluded that the district court did not err when it awarded relief on both fraud and breach of warranty theories. Because we…