Hackert v. Prescott

Plaintiff was given a verdict for $1,000. Defendant’s motion to dismiss at the close of plaintiff’s case was denied. His later motion for a directed verdict was also denied. He now appeals from the judgment entered after his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was denied.

This action to recover for personal injuries is prosecuted by the mother for the benefit of her 7-year old son. The boy rode a bicycle southerly along the westerly side of Victoria street in St. Paul. Defendant drove his automobile easterly from a paved alley into Victoria street and as he entered upon the cross…