Legal Opinion
BLC Insurance Co. v. Westin, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 8, 1985No. C6-84-1422PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIERENGARTEN, Judge.
Appellant BLC Insurance Co. commenced this contribution action against Respondent Westin, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation which owns and operates Dibbo’s Bar in Hudson, Wisconsin, following settlements it made in a fatal accident. Dibbo’s motion for dismissal for lack ■ of personal jurisdiction, treated as one for summary judgment, was granted. We reverse.
FACTS
In March 1981, Robert Messetler, age 18, was killed in a two-car accident near Still-water, Minnesota. Messetler was returning to Minnesota after a night of drinking at Dibbo’s Bar in Hudson, Wisconsin, located…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- West American Insurance Co. v. Westin, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
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