MEYER v. NWOKEDI

No. A08-0250.

759 N.W.2d 426 (2009)

Nancy M. MEYER, as trustee for the heirs of Margaret Mphosi, deceased, et al., and Nancy M. Meyer, as guardian ad litem for Lucas Mphosi, injured, et al., Appellant, and Bunmi Obembe, et al., intervenors, v. Bibian NWOKEDI, Defendant, Enterprise Rent A Car Co. of Montana/Wyoming, d/b/a Enterprise Rent A Car of the Dakotas/Nebraska, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

January 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane A. Lillehaug, Maring Williams Law Office, P.C., Fargo, ND, for appellant.

Theodore J. Smetak, Paul E.D. Darsow, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

Considered and decided by SHUMAKER, Presiding Judge; STONEBURNER, Judge; and STAUBER, Judge.


OPINION

SHUMAKER, Judge.

In this action, arising out of a rental-vehicle accident in which some occupants were killed and some injured, the appellant challenges the district court's grant of summary judgment to respondent rental-vehicle owner, arguing that the court erred by holding that 49 U.S.C. § 30106 abolishes vicarious liability for rental-vehicle owners. We affirm.

FACTS

Respondent Enterprise Rent A Car Co. (Enterprise) engages...

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