Rittenour v. Gibson

656 N.W.2d 691 (2003)

2003 ND 14

Cindy RITTENOUR and Donald Rittenour, Plaintiffs and Appellees,

v.

Orville GIBSON, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 20020053.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

February 19, 2003.

Lee J. Balerud, Minot, N.D., for plaintiffs and appellees.

Lawrence R. Klemin of Bucklin, Klemin & McBride, Bismarck, N.D., for defendant and appellant.

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Orville Gibson appeals from the Northwest Judicial District Court judgment denying his motion for a new trial. Concluding the district court erred in instructing the jury, we reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial.

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