Trail v. Village of Elk River

Theodore b. Knudson, Justice. *

Appeal from an order of the District Court of Anoka County directing verdicts in favor of the defendant village of Elk River and defendant city of Anoka, both municipal corporations, and from the judgment of the court in favor of each of said defendants.

In the early morning of Saturday, August 14, 1965, plaintiff, Betty Trail, was sleeping in the back seat of an automobile which was traveling in an easterly direction on Highway No. 10 in Anoka County. Two of her friends were in the front seat. The driver slowed for a stoplight, then accelerated as the light…