Knight v. Powers Dry Goods Co. Inc.

Magnet, Justice.

Verdict for plaintiff. Defendant appeals from an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

Lyman Newlin is a bookstore operator in Minneapolis. Formerly he had been employed in a similar store in Chicago. On or about February 2, 1945, he saw one Vancil Ingall standing on a street corner. He was bareheaded and carrying with one finger a box 18 to 24 inches long and about 10 inches wide and high. Newlin recognized him, having seen him in the Chicago store, and thought he was a book thief. The next day Ingall stepped into Newlin’s store.…