Legal Opinion

Cafferty v. Monson

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided January 8, 1985No. C1-84-1182PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LESLIE, Judge.

The defendant appeals from the denial of her motion for a new trial. The trial court found that the verdict was not excessive and was supported by the evidence. We affirm.

FACTS

This action arose out of an automobile accident which occurred on July 11, 1981. On that day respondent James Cafferty had been driving his truck in Big Lake, Minnesota and had stopped momentarily in response to slowing traffic ahead of him. Appellant Nancia Monson, who was approximately one car length behind Cafferty, was unable to stop her car, and skidded into the back of the respondent’s truck.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Christy v. SalitermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
  2. Conover v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  3. Boutang v. Twin City Motor Bus Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
  4. Dunshee v. DouglasSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  5. Flaherty v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1958

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Debus v. Grand Union Stores of VermontSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  2. Jonsson v. Ames Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
  3. Giant Food Inc. v. SatterfieldCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  4. Dailey v. WiborgCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
  5. Debus v. Grand Union Stores of VermontSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993

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