Lipa v. Johnson

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Mark Johnson (appellant) appeals a jury award of $5,208.70 to Richard Lipa (respondent) in a negligence action. He argues that the jury’s finding that Lipa was disabled for 60 days or more, and thus met one of the Minnesota no-fault thresholds, was manifestly contrary to the evidence as a matter of law. We affirm.

FACTS

Respondent and appellant were involved in an automobile accident on October 22, 1976. After the accident, respondent had a sore neck and a bad headache. This subsided by the next day, but a pain in his left lower back developed.

Respondent first sought…