Legal Opinion
Bergstrom v. Frank
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 19, 1942No. Nos. 33,173, 33,174PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Holt, Justice.
Two actions to recover damages for wrongful death were tried together and separate verdicts returned for plaintiff. From the orders denying defendant’s motion for a new trial, he appeals.
About 5:30 p. m. on November 20, 1940, Thanksgiving eve, John A. Bergstrom, his wife, Anna, daughter Betty, and one Gladys C. Thoresen were traveling east on trunk highway No. 16 in a car owned and driven by Mr. Bergstrom, when it collided with defendant’s truck traveling west at about 35 miles per hour. The truck was operated by defendant’s servant. The details need not be related, since…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Prescott v. SwansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- Waggoner v. GummerumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- Hoppe v. PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- Gamble v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
- Nahan v. StevensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
3Cited by8 opinions
- Fussner v. AndertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Heitman v. City of Lake CitySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- Nubbe v. Hardy Continental Hotel System of Minnesota, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
- Johnson v. SerraCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Holz v. PearsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
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