Nees v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.

Streissguth, Justice.

Action for damages to plaintiffs’ automobile-truck arising out of a collision between it and a streetcar at a street intersection in Minneapolis. At the close of plaintiffs’ proof, the court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in its favor. Plaintiffs appeal from an order denying a new trial.

On January 14, 1943, plaintiffs’ truck was traveling at a speed of 15 miles per hour southeasterly on Riverside avenue, approaching the common intersection of Riverside and Twenty-fifth avenue south with Eighth street south. Ahead of it was a streetcar which had stopped…