Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Halvorson

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Ford Motor Credit Company (“Ford”) appealed from a district court order dismissing its action to renew a prior judgment. We reverse and remand, concluding the district court erred in holding Ford could not bring a new action to renew the prior judgment.

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[¶ 2] Ford sued Jeremy Halvorson in Minnesota on a contract matter. On February 27, 2003, a judgment was entered in Minnesota against Halvorson in the amount of $13,181.37. Halvorson moved from Minnesota to North Dakota, and the Minnesota judgment was registered in North Dakota in 2011. Halvorson has not paid…