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HOLSMAN v. VILLAGE OF BIGFORK

No. 41450.

172 N.W.2d 320 (1969)

William J. HOLSMAN, by Vernon A. Rahier, his guardian ad litem, Respondent, v. VILLAGE OF BIGFORK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied November 17, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Montague, Applequist, Lyons, Nolan, Donovan & Knetsch, and Charles T. Barnes, Duluth, for appellant.

Spellacy, Spellacy & Lano, Grand Rapids, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and MURPHY, SHERAN, PETERSON, and FRANK T. GALLAGHER, JJ.

OPINION

PETERSON, Justice.

Plaintiff child, 5 years of age, suffered a serious eye injury from an exploding firecracker thrown by another child during a Fourth of July celebration in the village of Bigfork, Minnesota. An action was commenced on his behalf against the defendant municipality on the grounds that the village was negligent in failing to provide adequate police protection with respect to the illegal sale and explosion of firecrackers within the...

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