Wasche v. Wasche

L. J. IRVINE, Justice.*

On March 27, 1976, Crescentia Grace Wasche (Grace Wasche) was a passenger in an automobile owned and driven by her son, Norbert B. Wasche, the defendant herein. The automobile was involved in a collision in San Mateo County, California. Grace Wasche sustained personal injuries from which she died on May 29, 1976. A wrongful death action was commenced in district court in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on March 12, 1977. Defendant moved the court for an order dismissing the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens. That motion was granted, and plaintiff appeals. We…