Arms v. Minnehaha County

The plaintiff Viola Arms commenced this action against Minnehaha County and James Anderson. The case was tried before a jury. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and defendant county moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict upon the ground that the defendants were engaged in the exercise of a governmental function and that the defendant county was not liable for the negligence of its employee. This motion was granted by the trial court and plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered thereon.

Plaintiff sustained injuries as the result of a collision between an automobile driven by…