Mettling v. Mulligan

Yetka, Justice.

Defendants Louise and Earl DuFresne appeal from an order of the District Court of Chippewa County denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, alternatively, for a new trial. We affirm.

The incident giving rise to this appeal occurred on April 15, 1972, in a 3.2 beer parlor known as The Tap, which was located in Montevideo, Minnesota. At that time, The Tap was owned and operated by defendants Louise and Earl DuFresne.

The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m. Plaintiff and defendant Tom Mulligan were patrons of The Tap and had been conversing at the bar…