GORDON v. ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CO.

No. 39438.

135 N.W.2d 202 (1965)

James GORDON, by Warren Gordon, Jr., his guardian ad litem, Appellant, v. ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CO., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Rosenmeier and John E. Simonett, Little Falls, for appellant.

Tyrrell, Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, and Raymond Fitch, St. Paul, for respondent.


OTIS, Justice.

Plaintiff, an infant, seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of riding a tricycle into a trench excavated across a public street by the defendant contractor. This appeal is from an order denying a new trial after a directed verdict in favor of defendant.

On May 20, 1960, plaintiff, who was then 3½ years of age, rode a tricycle downgrade on the blacktop surface of First Avenue near his home in Little Falls,...

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