Poppenhagen v. SORNSIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

MacLaughlin, Justice.

After a jury verdict for defendant, plaintiff appeals from an order denying his alternative motion for judgment n.o.v. or a new trial. We affirm.

In the early morning hours on September 26, 1969, a 1969 Chevrolet automobile driven by plaintiff, George Poppenhagen, collided with a crawler tractor 1 belonging to defendant, Sornsin Construction Company, at a highway construction site on Pen nington County Road No. 17 approximately 1 mile south of Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Defendant, as part of a contract with the city of Thief River Falls, had agreed to lay water and…