Hahn v. City of Ortonville

Matson, Justice.

Defendant, the city of Ortonville, appeals from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

We are primarily concerned with the question of whether the civil damage act (M. S. A. 340.95), which imposes a liability in favor of a third party injured by the intoxication of a purchaser of liquor, applies to a municipality operating a municipal liquor store. The action which, gives rise to this question and certain other related issues was brought by the plaintiff against the city of Ortonville for injuries sustained in an assault…