Roadman v. C. E. Johnson Motor Sales

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Plaintiff’s negligence action resulted in a verdict for the corporate defendant, but he prevailed against defendant Gadbois. (For the sake of brevity, we shall refer to defendants as “Johnson” and “Gadbois.”) On plaintiff’s motion, the court granted a new trial as to Johnson for errors of law specified in its order. It is from that order that Johnson appeals.

Plaintiff, an insurance salesman, went to the Johnson garage pursuant to an appointment theretofore made with one Tonn, an employe of Johnson. His purpose was to sell Tonn a policy of liability insurance. The…