Legal Opinion
Niemann v. Northwestern College
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided June 24, 1986No. C2-85-2335PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIERENGARTEN, Judge.
Julie Ann Niemann sustained injuries to her back and neck when she slipped and fell on a sidewalk located on the campus of Northwestern College. Niemann sued Northwestern for negligently maintaining the sidewalk. The jury returned a verdict finding Northwestern sixty percent negligent and Niemann forty percent negligent. The trial court denied Northwestern’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial and awarded Niem-ann $4,127.90 for costs and disbursements. Northwestern College appeals from the judgment.
FACTS
On November 19, 1981, Julie Ann…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mattson v. St. Luke's HospitalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Hedglin v. Church of St. Paul of Sauk CentreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
3Cited by4 opinions
- Johnson v. Alford & Neville, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Frykman v. University of Minnesota-DuluthCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2000
- Turmel v. Univ. of Vt.Vermont Superior Court · 2004
- Turmel v. Univ. of Vt.Vermont Superior Court · 2004