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RITTER v. VOLKSWAGEN WERK GMBH

No. 5-70 Civ. 12.

322 F.Supp. 569 (1970)

David RITTER and Adam Jaros, Plaintiffs, v. VOLKSWAGEN WERK GMBH, a Corporation of the Federal Republic of Germany; Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation; John A. Erickson d/b/a Continental Motors; Lake-head Auto Imports, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, Defendants. LAKEHEAD AUTO IMPORTS, INC., a Minnesota Corporation and John A. Erickson d/b/a Continental Motors, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Michael JAROS, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Fifth Division.

November 25, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Applequist, Lyons, Nolan, Donovan, Larson & Barnes, by Robert P. Nolan, Duluth, Minn., for moving defendants in support of the motion.

Courtney, Gruesen & Petersen, by James J. Courtney, Duluth, Minn., for plaintiffs in opposition thereto.

Reavill, Neimeyer, Johnson, Fredin & Killen by John J. Killen, Jr., Duluth, Minn., for Lakehead Auto Import.

Hammer, Weyl, Halverson & Watters, by Kenneth C. Weyl, Duluth, Minn., for John A. Erickson, etc.

Palmer, Hood, Crassweller & McCarthy, by Robert K. McCarthy, Duluth, Minn., for Michael Jaros appeared but did not participate actively in the hearing of the motion.

NEVILLE, District Judge.

Plaintiff David Ritter, a resident of California, is alleged to have sustained personal injuries when a 1963 model Volkswagen which he was operating near Effingham, Illinois, went out of control and rolled over. The case of Adam Jaros, a passenger in the car at the time, though originally joined with the Ritter claim has been settled and dismissed with prejudice. Defendant Volkswagen Werk GMBH (VWG), a German corporation, with its principal...

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