Markey v. Hauck

The order appealed from grants plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial on the issue of negligence, following a jury verdict finding the defendants-appellants not negligent. The principal issues on appeal are whether the trial court erred in finding the jury’s verdict to be against the great weight and clear preponderance of the evidence, and whether the new trial granted should cover damages as well as negligence.

On January 11, 1972, defendants David Hauck, Mary Lou Hauck, his wife, and Margaret Allen drove in Margaret Allen’s automobile from their home in Minneapolis to visit a hospitalized…