Oehler v. Allstate Insurance

Inasmuch as the accident causing the injuries of the plaintiffs Oehler occurred in North Dakota, the substantive law of such state, and not that of Wisconsin, governs the within action. Hansen v. Hansen (1956), 274 Wis. 262, 80 N. W. (2d) 230.

The sole issue on this appeal is whether the Oehlers are barred from recovery on their causes of action grounded upon ordinary negligence because of the provisions of the North Dakota “guest” statute, ch. 39-15 of the North Dakota Revised Code of 1943. This statute bars persons, who are injured while riding as guests in a vehicle, from recovering for…