Hanson v. Roe

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Appellant, Andora P. Hanson, trustee for the next of kin of decedent Osbjorn Hanson (Hanson), brought this action against respondents Leonard and Mabel Roe, alleging that the Roes’ negligent maintenance of a stairway in their home caused Hanson’s death. The jury determined that Hanson was negligent and the Roes were not. Appellant’s motion for a new trial or for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was denied. We affirm.

FACTS

Hanson had lived with the Roes for seven years before his death at age eighty. The Roes live on a farm in rural Gary, Minnesota. Mr. Roe retired…