Klingbeil v. Truesdell

Murphy, Justice.

This case involves an action against the operator of a tavern for injuries sustained by a patron as a result of an assault committed upon the defendant’s premises. The plaintiff had a verdict. The defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial and from the judgment.

Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the verdict, it appears from the record that at about 9 a. m. one Carl Weik and his friends, Melvin and Lester AcMand, entered the defendant’s tavern in the city of Albert Lea. Carl Weik’s wife followed a…