Dale Ex Rel. Heirs at Law of Dale v. Cronquist

JOHNSON, Justice.

James Dale, on behalf of the heirs of Jason D. Dale, appeals from the judgment of the district court in a wrongful death action, where a jury found in favor of the defendant, John Cronquist. We affirm.

Jason Dale died on July 6, 1988, when the utility vehicle 1 he was driving rolled over on a road near Gilby, North Dakota. At the time of the accident, Jason was acting as an employee of K & K Farms of rural Gilby. K & K Farms was a partnership formed by Kim and Kent Cronquist. They leased the truck from their father, John Cronquist, under an oral agreement made in 1985 when the…