Reader v. Ottis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county, by the father of Grace Reader, a minor, to recover $60,000 for injuries received by his daughter.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county, by the father of Grace Reader, a minor, to recover $60,000 for injuries received by his daughter. The separate answers of defendants Ottis and LaValle specifically denied that -the automobiles were engaged in a race or speed contest prior to, at or about the time of the alleged accident; and alleged that, if the race was being held as alleged in the complaint, defendant LaValle was not engaged in the service of defendant Ottis while so doing; that he did so without the consent, knowledge or authority of defendant Ottis; that he was not…
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn, J.
Action brought by Joseph Reader, as the father of Grace Reader, a *337minor, against the respective owners of two automobiles and the operators thereof, jointly, to recover for personal injuries sustained by such minor, through the alleged negligence of the operators of such cars. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony the trial court granted a motion to dismiss the action as to the defendants Ottis and La Valle, upon the ground that the proofs failed to show any negligence on their part. From an order denying his motion for a new trial as to said defendants, the plaintiff appealed.
On May 8, 1919,…
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