Purdes v. Merrill

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial in an action arising from an automobile accident. The plaintiff had a verdict against both the defendants. Only the defendant Johnson appeals. He claims (1) that the record establishes he was free from negligence as a matter of law; and (2) that he was prejudiced by an improper argument of plaintiff’s counsel to the jury.

The accident from which the litigation arose occurred on April 16, 1960, at 1 a. m. at the intersection of Osseo Road and 47th Avenue North in the city of Minneapolis.…