Marcy v. Bjorklund

Murphy, Justice.

Appeal from an order of the district court denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The actions, consolidated for trial, involve a claim for damages sustained by plaintiffs, Asa B. Marcy and Katherine Marcy, resulting from a head-on collision between two automobiles. It is contended by defendants-appellants, Steven and Raymond Paulsen, that because their automobile was not physically involved in the collision they should not be held jointly liable.

The collision involved automobiles driven by plaintiff Asa Marcy and…