Norman Thomas Trapp v. 4-10 Investment Corporation, Stanley A. Walkosz v. 4-10 Investment Corporation

LAY, Circuit Judge.

These are consolidated diversity actions brought against the 4-10 Investment Corporation, a citizen of North Dakota (called the 4-10 Bottle Shop) for personal injuries incurred by Norman Trapp and Stanley Walkosz, citizens of Minnesota, based upon the defendant’s alleged violation of the North Dakota Dram Shop Act. 1 In a jury trial, before the Honorable Ronald Davies, plaintiffs recovered verdicts in the sum of $22,000 for Walkosz and $45,000 for Trapp. The district court entered judgments on the verdicts and overruled defendant's motion for hew trial and its motion for…