Murphy v. Hennen

Rogosheske, Justice.

After verdicts for plaintiffs in actions consolidated for trial, defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdicts or for a new trial.

Plaintiffs sued to recover under the Civil Damage Act, Minn. St. 340.95.

The essential issues for review are: Whether the evidence sustains the verdicts; whether the sale of an intoxicant to a minor can constitute a proximate cause under § 340.95 where said intoxicant is later consumed by an adult legally entitled to be served the intoxicant; and whether the opinion of a police officer as to the…