Fischer v. Market Ford Sales, Inc.

Yetka, Justice.

Plaintiff sought to recover under Minn. St. 170.54 for personal injuries sustained by him as a result of a collision with an automobile owned by defendant sales company. At the time of the collision, defendant’s car was operated by an unlicensed driver who had unlawfully converted it after being entrusted with its use for the purpose of a test drive. Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment for defendant. We reverse.

On June 22,1970, one Roger Allen Stark, a 40-year-old parolee from the Minnesota State Prison, approached one of defendant’s salesmen about buying a used car from…