McCarty v. Village of Nashwauk

Sheran, Justice.

Appeal from an order of the district court granting a new trial exclusively for errors of law. The order is appealable as of right. Rule 103.03 (e), Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure.

In an action instituted by Florence McCarty against the village of Nashwauk, a municipal corporation, for personal injuries sustained as the result of a fall on a public sidewalk, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $13,500. A motion for a new trial was made upon the ground, among others, that the trial judge erred in sustaining objections to testimony by defendant’s…