Harden Ex Rel. Harden v. Seventh Rib, Inc.

Plaintiffs, wife and children of decedent Warren Harden, brought this dram shop action against defendant, The Seventh Rib, Inc., seeking damages under Minn. St. 340.95 as a result of Warren Harden’s death in a single-car accident on November 30, 1973. The vehicle which Harden was driving, after he had consumed alcoholic beverages at defendant’s bar, left Mower County Road No. 14 and crashed and burned in an adjoining field. The only issue presented is whether, on the facts of this case, the trial court committed reversible error in refusing to permit certain cross-examination concerning a…