Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Balach
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 14, 1972No. 42630PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ronald E. Hachey, Justice. *
Appeal following a directed verdict in favor of defendant in an action for death by wrongful act.
On Saturday, June 8, 1968, 11-year-old Cynthia Peterson was invited to the lake cabin of Harry Johnson in rural St. Louis County to spend the night as a guest of Mr. Johnson’s 13-year-old daughter. The cabin had been purchased by Mr. Johnson in May 1967. It was equipped with lights, refrigerator, and cooking stove, all of which operated on LP gas. The refrigerator was the only appliance operating that night. All of the windows and doors of the cabin were closed when the…
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