Benson v. Dunham

Otis, Justice.

This is an action to recover damages for death by wrongful act, arising out of an intersection collision between two automobiles. The trial court held as a matter of law that defendant was not negligent and that decedent was herself guilty of contributory negligence, and directed a verdict in favor of defendant. The trustee appeals from an order denying a new trial.

The accident occurred on February 7, 1966, shortly after 6 o’clock in the morning, about 4 miles west of Stillwater, Minnesota. Defendant was driving west on Trunk Highway No. 36, from Osceola, Wisconsin, to St. Paul.…