Goetz v. Wells Ford Mercury, Inc.

HARRIS, Justice.

At issue in this interlocutory appeal from an adjudication of law points is the applicability of Minnesota statutes governing the transfer of automobiles. A vehicle sold in Minnesota to defendant Linda Weringa was later involved in an accident in Iowa. Plaintiffs were walking along the side of the street in Ledyard, Iowa, when defendant Weringa struck them. This suit for personal injuries resulted.

Joined as defendant with Weringa was Wells Ford Mercury, Inc. (Wells Ford), the dealership at Wells, Minnesota, from which she had purchased the car. The suit against Weringa is not…