Briggs v. Minnesota Delta Upsilon Club

Gallagher, Chief Justice.

Action to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff as the result of a fire at the Delta Upsilon fraternity house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Plaintiff had a verdict for $6,000. Defendant appeals from the order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

Plaintiff, a student at the University of Minnesota, was a member of the Minnesota chapter of Delta Upsilon fraternity and at the time of the fire was living at the fraternity house. Title to the house was in defendant, Minnesota Delta Upsilon Club, a corporation formed to hold…