Johnson v. Smith
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $7,500 for the death of plaintiff’s intestate. The case was tried before Dickson, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $2,250. From an order denying their motions for a new trial, defendants took separate appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Plaintiff’s intestate died from an injury received when an automobile in which she was riding overturned through the alleged negligence of *351the driver thereof, the defendant Harold Smith,' the minor son of defendant Swan Smith. Plaintiff had a verdict. The separate motion of defendants for a new trial being denied, each took an appeal.
The short facts are these: The defendant Swan Smith lives at White Bear Lake, and conducts a machine shop in St. Paul. At the time of the accident, his son Harold, 17% years old, lived with his father and worked in the shop. The father had bought a Ford…
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