Legal Opinion
Cofran v. Swanman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 7, 1947No. Nos. 34,469, 34,470PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Matson, Justice.
In each of two separate personal injury actions brought against defendant and consolidated for trial, we have an appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to an order granting defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante.
On January 20, 1945, at about 12:00 midnight, defendant was driving north on highway No. 212 on her way from St. Paul to Still-water. She was accompanied by the plaintiff Elizabeth Brennan, who sat beside her in the front seat, and by the plaintiff Stella Cofran, who occupied the rear seat. Defendant’s car, a 1942 Chevrolet five-passenger coupé, was in excellent…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brulla v. CassadySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- Cosgrove v. McGonagleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1935
- Odegard v. ConnollySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
- Giermann v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Reiter v. PorterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Togstad v. Vesely, Otto, Miller & KeefeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Krueger v. KnutsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Edgewater Motels, Inc. v. GatzkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Schweich v. Ziegler, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Keefer v. Al Johnson Construction Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
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