Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 542.095 (2026)
Venue In Motor Vehicle Cases
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An action against the owner, driver, or operator of any motor vehicle arising out of and by reason of the negligent driving, operation, management, and control of such motor vehicle may be brought in the county where the action arose or in the county of the residence of the defendant or a majority of the defendants against whom the action is brought and when so brought the venue of the action shall not be changed without the written consent of the plaintiff filed with the court or unless changed by order of the court pursuant to section 542.11.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases, 1942–1975 · leading case: LaBere v. Palmer, 44 N.W.2d 827 (Minn. 1950).
LaBere v. Palmer, 44 N.W.2d 827 (Minn. 1950). “Shortly thereafter, upon motion of plaintiff, the Carlton county district court remanded the action to Ramsey county on the ground that the venue is controlled by § 542.095 and not by § 542.10. Upon an alternative writ of mandamus commanding the Carlton county district court to…”
Panzram v. O'Donnell, 48 F. Supp. 74 (D. Minnesota 1942). “” Section 542.095 reads: “An action against the owner, driver, or operator of any motor vehicle arising out of and by reason of the negligent driving, operation, management, and control of such motor vehicle may be brought in the county where the action arose or in the county of…”
Ebenezer Soc'y v. Minnesota State Bd. of Health, 223 N.W.2d 385 (Minn. 1974). “08 and section 542.095 shall be tried in a county in which one or more of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose.”
Blankholm v. Fearing, 22 N.W.2d 853 (Minn. 1946). “1941, § 542.095 (Mason St. 1940 Supp. § 9213-1), which reads: “An action against the owner, driver, or operator of any motor vehicle arising out of and by reason of the negligent driving, operation, management, and control of such motor vehicle may be brought in the county where…”
Standslast v. Reid, 231 N.W.2d 98 (Minn. 1975). “11 be retained for trial in the county where begun, but can be tried therein only upon removal thereto from the proper county in the cases provided by law.”
Yellow Mfg. Acceptance Corp. v. Zimmerman, 121 N.W.2d 586 (Minn. 1963). “08 and section 542.095 [none of which apply to actions to foreclose a vendor’s lien under a conditional sale of personal property] shall be tried in a county in which one or more of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action or some part…”
Dworsky v. Herbst, 95 N.W.2d 19 (Minn. 1959). “08 and *298 section 542.095 1 shall be tried in a county in which one or more of the defendants reside when the action is begun * * *,” and § 542.”
Hill v. Upper Mississippi Towing Corp., 89 N.W.2d 654 (Minn. 1958). “08 and section 542.095 [all inapplicable here] shall be tried in a county in which one or more' of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action * * * arose.”
Agric. Ins. v. Midwest Technical Dev. Corp., 130 N.W.2d 497 (Minn. 1964). “09 was amended by L. 1955, c. 614, § 1, by adding the italicized portion shown below so as to read, as far as here material: “All actions not enumerated in sections 542.”
Johnny's Plumb. & H., Inc. v. Sperry Rand C.-Univac D., 215 N.W.2d 63 (Minn. 1974). “08 and section 542.095 shall be tried in a county in which one or more of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose.”
Johnson v. Minnesota Farm Bureau Mktg. Corp., 232 N.W.2d 200 (Minn. 1975). “08 and section 542.095 shall be tried in a county where one or more of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose.”
Anderson v. Farmers Mut. Auto. Ins., 106 N.W.2d 369 (Minn. 1960). “08 and section 542.095 shall be tried in a county in which one or more of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose.”
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