Legal Opinion
Mid-Continent Freight Lines, Inc. v. Highway Trailer Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 1, 1971No. 42454, 42855PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petekson, Justice.
This is an appeal from the district court’s orders dismissing an indemnity action against a nonresident third-party defendant brought by a nonresident defendant subject to a products liability action in this state brought by a resident plaintiff.
Defendant and third-party plaintiff, Highway Trailer Industries, Inc. (hereafter Highway Industries), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Edgerton, Wisconsin, manufactures and sells over-the-road trailers. Third-party defendant, Hutchens and Son Metal Products Inc., (hereafter Hutchens), a Missouri…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Travelers Health Assn. v. Virginia Ex Rel. State Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Hardrives, Inc. v. City of LaCrosse, Wis.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis v. NorrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- B & J Manufacturing Company v. Solar Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Nelson v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- First Nat. Bank of Minneapolis v. WhiteDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1976
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