Rampi v. Vevea

Magnet, Justice.

A verdict was returned against defendants Northern States Power Company and John P. Yevea and in favor of defendant Theodore Rampi. Defendant company appeals from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial. Defendant Vevea made no motion.

Defendant company is a public utility which distributes electric current. Defendant Vevea is one of its meter readers. On October 11, 1946, Vevea, driving his own automobile, collided with an automobile owned and operated by defendant Rampi. Ida Rampi, a passenger in the Rampi car, sustained injuries from which she…