Hill v. Gaertner

Dell, Chief Justice.

In this action plaintiff had a verdict for personal injuries. Defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The trial court granted the former but denied the alternative motion. Plaintiff appeals. The only questions before us relate to defendant’s alleged negligence and plaintiff’s alleged contributory negligence.

At the time of the injury plaintiff, then 26 years old, had occupied with another girl a third-floor apartment in defendant’s building in the city of Minneapolis for nearly 3 months. On the day in question…