Legal Opinion
Backman v. Fitch
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 20, 1965No. 39482, 39505PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nelson, Justice.
Two separate actions resulted from an accident in which, an automobile driven by Bernard Backman collided with an automobile owned and driven by Clarence Fitch on a country road in Beltrami County, Minnesota, at about 9:30 p. m. on October 20, 1961. The drivers appeared as plaintiffs, and the two actions were consolidated for trial. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Backman against Fitch in the amount of $12,500 and denied recovery to Fitch.
Backman moved before the trial court for a new trial on the issue of damages only upon the grounds that the damages were…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Mohr v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Fussner v. AndertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- O'Leary v. WangensteenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
- Carpenter v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Krueger v. KnutsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Flom v. FlomSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Stahlberg v. MoeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
- Parkside Mobile Estates v. LeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Tuominen v. WaldholmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
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