King v. Larsen

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the District Court of Hennepin County. The only issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to reopen to take further testimony of one of the witnesses at trial.

Allowing a party to reopen his case for the purpose of presenting additional testimony is a matter within the discretion of the trial court, and his action will not be disturbed on appeal absent a showing of abuse of that discretion. Hamilton v. Killian, 296 Minn. 256, 207 N. W. 2d 703 (1973); State, by Lord, v. Casey, 263 Minn. 47, 115 N. W. 2d 749 (1962);…