PURDES v. MERRILL

No. 39,041.

268 Minn. 129 (1964)

128 N.W. (2d) 164

PETER PURDES v. RALPH MERRILL AND ANOTHER. CLEMENT G. JOHNSON, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 1, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Colwell, for appellant.

Roy A. Schwappach, for plaintiff respondent.


MURPHY, JUSTICE.

This is an appeal from an order denying judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial in an action arising from an automobile accident. The plaintiff had a verdict against both the defendants. Only the defendant Johnson appeals. He claims (1) that the record establishes he was free from negligence as a matter of law; and (2) that he was prejudiced by an improper argument of plaintiff's counsel to the jury.

The accident from which the...

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