Legal Opinion
Hoffmann v. Wiltscheck
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided September 15, 1987No. C5-87-521PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRIPPEN, Judge.
Based on a Pierringer release of an active tortfeasor, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of respondent Dave Machau, an alleged owner of the vehicle driven by the settling defendant. We affirm.
FACTS
In August 1983, when appellant Ronald Hoffmann was walking on a county road, he was severely and permanently injured after being struck by a truck driven by Gene Wiltscheck. Oscar Reinhart was the registered owner of the truck, but there is evidence that respondent Dave Machau had become the owner in fact of the vehicle. The record indicates that Machau’s…
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