Wendt v. Bowman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Hennepin county to recover $15,-(000 for personal injury. The case was tried before Booth, J., who •denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $6,182. Erom an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
This is an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by ibeing struck by an automobile at a street crossing in the city of Minneapolis. Plaintiff had a verdict. Defendant made a motion *510for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and, in case such motion; should be denied, that a new trial be granted. Both motions were-denied and defendant appealed.
The evidence made the charge of negligence on the part of defendant and the countercharge of contributory negligence on the-part of plaintiff questions for determination by the jury, and is. sufficient to sustain the verdict.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mageau v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
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