Kvanli v. Village of Watson

Sheran, Justice.

Appeal from an order of the district court denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial.

On July 22, 1960, while employed at a drive-in theater near Montevideo, Arlen Kvanli was injured when struck by a motor vehicle operated by Lee Lanes. Kvanli sued defendant, which operates a municipal liquor store in the village of Watson, claiming that it illegally sold intoxicating liquor to Michael Preckel, a minor; that Preckel shared his purchase with Lanes, also a minor; and that the accident occurred because Lanes became…