Jallen v. Agre

Knutson, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying plaintiffs alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

The case arises out of injuries sustained by plaintiff while riding as a passenger in a 1953 GMC pickup truck driven by defendant Ole N. Agre with the consent of the owner, defendant Betty R. Ingals. At the time of the accident, plaintiff and Agre were both employed by H. Reese & Sons Construction Company, which was then engaged in road construction on State Trunk Highway No. 1 near Red Lake, Minnesota. The accident occurred about 6 a. m. on…