Robco Transportation, Inc. v. Ritter

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

The underlying controversy in this case concerns trial court’s jurisdiction over defendant Larry R. Ritter, in circumstances one would expect to find only in an imaginative law school examination. We cannot reach the merits, however, because this appeal was taken too late to vest jurisdiction in this court. Consequently, we dismiss the appeal.

The facts alleged in the petition and subsequent affidavits are not controlling here, thus merit only brief review. Plaintiff Robco Transportation, Inc. (Robco), is a Minnesota corporation engaged in interstate trucking. Robco’s…