Brandt v. Richter

BECKER, Justice.

The plaintiffs, Leonard Brandt and his wife Norma Brandt, brought this law action to recover for personal injuries Leonard suffered while working as a farm employee for the defendant D. E. Richter. The jury awarded Leonard damages in the sum of $8,600 and denied damages to the wife. When defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was overruled on March 9, 1967, defendant appealed. The sole error relied upon for reversal is: The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for a directed verdict because there was insufficient evidence to generate a jury…