Legal Opinion

Erickson v. Paulson

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 20, 1957No. 37,217, 37,277PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Action by plaintiff, Sofus Erickson, as trustee, against Neal I. Paulson for the wrongful death of Kenneth V. Erickson, deceased. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $17,500. This is an appeal from an order denying defendant’s subsequent motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial and from the judgment entered. Counsel for defendant in this court did not represent him at the trial.

Kenneth V. Erickson died July 24, 1956, when defendant’s automobile, in which he was riding, turned over on a highway near the village of Hoffman…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Schlemmer v. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  3. State v. SaporenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
  4. Nicol v. GeitlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
  5. Crozier v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. MattisonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
  2. Kvanli v. Village of WatsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  3. Smittle v. IllingsworthSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
  4. Quick v. Benedictine Sisters Hospital Assn.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
  5. Department of Employment Security v. Minnesota Drug Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960

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