Kuehl v. National Tea Co.

Scott, Justice.

These appeals arise from two separate actions for personal injury and consequential damages brought by D. James Kuehl and his wife, Marilyn Kuehl, against National Tea Co. and its subsidiary, National Food Stores, Inc., in the first instance and against Vernon R. Larson in the second. The actions were consolidated for trial, and the jury returned special verdicts in favor of both defendants.

D. James Kuehl has experienced difficulty with his lower back for several years. On August 21, 1969, he underwent a lumbar laminectomy operation.

The first accident involved here occurred on…