Lind v. Great Northern Railway Co.

Action to recover for death by wrongful act. The facts are not in dispute. At the close of the testimony, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant upon the ground that the alleged negligence of the defendant was not the proximate cause of decedent’s injury and death. The appeal is from an order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

On March 13, 1926, decedent, Alexander Lind, in company with Henry Becker, who owned and was the driver of the Buick touring automobile in question, and two other young men, were driving over state highway No. 35 from Bemidji to Chisholm.…