Schultz v. Swift & Co.

Peterson, Justice.

Plaintiffs, who are husband and wife, recovered verdicts against defendant for damages alleged to have been sustained as the result of a collision between the husband’s automobile, in which the wife was a passenger, and defendant’s automobile driven by its employe, one Jensen. The appeal is from the order denying defendant’s motion in the alternative for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

The collision occurred at a street intersection in Albert Lea on Sunday afternoon, January 7, 1940. For the purposes of the appeal, it is conceded that Jensen was negligent…