Hasselman v. Hasselman

TERNUS, Justice.

The appellant, Dennis Hasselman, sued the appellees, Homer Hasselman and Doug Hasselman, claiming their negligence resulted in personal injuries to him. On appeal, Dennis challenges the court’s order directing a verdict in favor of the defendants. He claims the trial court had no authority to direct a verdict after the jury was unable to reach a decision and the court had already declared a mistrial. Dennis also asserts the trial court erred in concluding that the evidence was insufficient to submit his claim to the jury. We affirm for two reasons: (1) the trial court had the…