Reilly v. Linden
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $5,000 upon an insurance policy. Appellant company was served with garnishee summons. The facts are fully stated at the beginning of the opinion.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $5,000 upon an insurance policy. Appellant company was served with garnishee summons. The facts are fully stated at the beginning of the opinion. The case wras tried before Haupt, J., who, at the beginning of the trial denied the garnishee’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, and at the close of the testimony the garnishee’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the amount demanded. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial,…
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn, J.
Appellant issued its indemnity contract covering defendant’s automobile against loss by accident. On August 31, 1917, while the policy was in force, Dorothy Reilly, 6 years of age, was injured by the car. No written notice of the accident was served upon appellant until after the summons and complaint was served on January 2, 1918. On the following day defendant delivered a copy of the summons and complaint together with a notice of the accident to appellant’s authorized representative, who directed him to deliver them to its attorneys. The attorneys received the summons and *3complaint and…
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