Peterson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

¶ 1. This is a review of a published court of appeals decision, Peterson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 2004 WI App 76, 272 Wis. 2d 676, 679 N.W.2d 840, reversing an order of the Wauke-sha County Circuit Court, Lee S. Dreyfus, Judge. The circuit court granted Volkswagen's motion to dismiss Jamie R. Peterson's (Peterson) three-count complaint, which sought various forms of relief under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2301-2312 (2000)[hereinafter "the MMWA" or "the Act"].

I. ISSUE

¶ 2. The question presented is whether Peterson, as a lessee, meets the definition of "consumer" under…