Kleinjan Ex Rel. Kleinjan v. Knutson

ERICKSTAD, Judge.

The defendant Darron Knutson appeals from a judgment entered in the district court of Stutsman County on July 17, 1972, in which the plaintiff Walter Kleinjan, as the father of the minor Kevin Kleinjan, was awarded $655.45, and the plaintiff Kevin Kleinjan was awarded $2,500, both exclusive of costs. The district judge was the trier of the facts as well as the law.

The court’s findings may be summarized as follows:

Kevin, the son of Walter Kleinjan, was born on January 12, 1962; on July 8, 1971, at approximately 12:40 p. m., Kevin was riding his bicycle in a southerly direction…