Iepson v. Noren

SCOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal in an action arising out of a head-on collision between a motor bike driven by the appellant and a pickup truck. There were four defendants in the lower court action: one owned the truck; one loaned the truck; one drove the truck; and one owned the land on which the collision took place. The action against the landowner, Victor Lehmann, was settled prior to trial.

The case was tried to a jury on December 17-19, 1979, in Anoka County District Court. At the close of evidence, the court directed a verdict for the three remaining defendants, concluding that there…