Erickson v. U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

The appellants, Shari Erickson and her husband, George Erickson, sued U-Haul International, Inc., and U-Haul Center of N.W. Omaha (U-Haul Center). The district court granted U-Haul Center’s motion for summary judgment, finding that it owed no duty to the Ericksons. The court also sustained U-Haul International’s special appearance because the company did not satisfy the minimum contact requirements for the court to have jurisdiction.

This appeal raises two issues. First, whether, absent any special relationship between a lessor of a vehicle and a third party, the lessor has an affirmative duty…