Legal Opinion
Ossenfort Ex Rel. Ossenfort v. Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 20, 1977No. 46428, 46440PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERSON, Justice.
These are consolidated appeals from judgment for plaintiffs following a jury verdict for $1,500,000 damages in a personal injury action and from denial of defendants’ motions for a new trial. We affirm.
Plaintiff Lloyd Ossenfort suffered organic brain damage and was rendered a spastic quadriplegic when a pickup truck in which he was a passenger collided with a bulk milk hauling truck at a controlled highway intersection on October 28, 1971. The milk truck was driven by defendant Gary Fehl, owned by defendant Clifford Viessman, and used in performance of Viessman’s contract…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Millington v. Southeastern Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Beaulieu v. ElliottAlaska Supreme Court · 1967
- Schwartz v. Minneapolis Suburban Bus Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Thill v. Modern Erecting Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- Guhlke v. Roberts Truck LinesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Kaczkowski v. BolubaszSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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- Beeck v. Aquaslide 'N' Dive Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1984
- Patricia Kay McGowne (Kozik), Jimmy Dewayne McGowne Ronald Kevin McGowne v. Challenge-Cook Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- District of Columbia v. BarriteauDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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