Sautter v. Interstate Power Co.

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Pursuant to dismissals in both Iowa federal and state courts, appellants Timothy L. Sautter, et al. (Sautters), commenced a personal injury action in Minnesota to avail themselves of Minnesota’s six-year statute of limitations. Because the Iowa rules of civil procedure established a dismissal based on the statute of limitations to be an “adjudication on the merits,” the district court determined that full faith and credit required our court to recognize the Iowa decision as a final judgment for the purposes of res judica-ta. Respondent Interstate Power Company’s motion…