Murphy v. City of Minneapolis

YETKA, Justice.

Patrick Murphy was shot by Officer Clinton Tucker of the Minneapolis Police Department during a burglary. Patrick and his father, James Murphy, then brought this civil action against Officer Tucker and the City of Mineapolis. Following a jury ' trial before the Hennepin County District Court, the jury found the defendants more negligent than the plaintiff Patrick Murphy. Thereafter, the defendants moved for judgment in their favor or for a new trial, which motions were denied by the district court. The defendants have appealed the order denying their motions. We reverse and…