Parr v. Hamnes

MacLaughlin, Justice.

The principal issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in submitting to the jury the question of plaintiff’s assumption of the risk. Because we conclude that it did, we reverse and order that judgment be entered for plaintiff.

Defendant Hamnes Farms, Inc., is a Minnesota corporation and defendant A. O. Hamnes is its president. At the time of the accident, plaintiff, a 67-year-old retired farmer, was employed on a part-time basis by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Defendant corporation…