Olson v. Moorhead
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district'court for Hennepin county to recover $6,325 for injuries caused by the automobile of defendants. The case was tried before Hale, J., who denied defendants’ motions for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for defendants. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Plaintiff was struck and injured by defendants’ automobile and brought suit for damages. At the trial the sole question submitted to the jury, aside from the amount of damages to be awarded, if any, was whether the driver of the car was guilty of negligence which resulted in the happening of the accident. The court charged the jury that the evidence would not warrant a finding of contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff, nor a finding of wilful and wanton'negligence on the part of the driver of the car, and that: “This case must be decided upon the ordinary question which is…
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