Legal Opinion

Prink v. Tonak

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 14, 1966No. 39375PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Action by plaintiff, Willard Prink, against defendants, Herman Tonak, Jr., and Wallace R. Berg, for injuries and property damage sustained by plaintiff when a tractor-trailer unit owned by Tonak and operated by Berg collided with an Allis-Chalmers farm tractor owned and operated by plaintiff.

The trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff on issues relating to negligence and contributory negligence and the jury returned a verdict for him in the sum of $18,900. Thereafter defendants moved for a new trial on the ground that the court erred in directing the verdict for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Minder v. PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
  2. Trudeau v. Sina Contracting Co. Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  3. Nash v. ChristensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  4. Stone v. SigelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Wimperis v. SaltzingerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
  2. Bowe v. FredlundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  3. Kaczor v. MurrowCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
  4. Brager v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of FargoCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985

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