Mikel v. Aaker

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Action for personal injuries sustained July 17, 1956, by plaintiff, Fred Mikel, on Sauk Lake, Steams County, when a boat in which he was seated, was rammed by a boat owned by defendant Sigrud Aaker, Sr., and operated by defendant Sigrud Aaker, Jr., whoi was then 16 years of age. The Aaker boat was propelled by a 30-horsepower Johnson outboard motor owned by defendant Donald N. Lindgren, who was not present at the time of the accident. The jury returned a verdict for $8,340 against defendants Aaker, Jr., and Lindgren.

At the close of the testimony Lindgren’s motion for…