Morken v. St. Pierre
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Becker county to recover $1,810.05 for personal injury. The separate answers alleged negligence on the part of plaintiff.
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Action in the district court for Becker county to recover $1,810.05 for personal injury. The separate answers alleged negligence on the part of plaintiff. The case was tried before Nye, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the action and at the close of the testimony denied their motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $800. From an order denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Action for personal injuries sustained in a collision between plaintiff’s motorcycle and an automobile. Plaintiff had' a verdict and defendants appealed from an order denying their alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
The defendants reside in the city of Detroit in Becker county and the collision occurred on a country road a few miles southwest of that place. The automobile was going up a hill known as Monson hill and plaintiff, on 'his motorcycle, was coming down the hill. The road was somewhat rocky with patches of sand in places and was…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kayser v. Van NestSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Jensen v. FischerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Johnson v. EvansSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Mogle v. A. W. Scott Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Hess v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Cewe v. SchuminskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930