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SMITH v. LAFORTUNE

Nos. 41738, 41821, 41848.

179 N.W.2d 136 (1970)

Raymond R. SMITH, by Hazel L. Smith, his guardian ad Iitem, Respondent, v. Milton Eugene LAFORTUNE, Respondent, Rajala Construction Company, Appellant-Respondent, E. W. Coons Company, Appellant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 31, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hammer, Weyl, Halverson & Watters and Anthony S. Downs, Duluth, for Rajala Const. Co.

Murphy & Kalar, Grand Rapids, for E. W. Coons Co.

D. A. Bourgin, Virginia, DeParcq, Anderson, Perl & Hunegs, Minneapolis, for Smith.

Spellacy & Lano, Grand Rapids, for Lafortune.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and NELSON, MURPHY, OTIS, and THEODORE B. KNUDSON, JJ.

OPINION

OTIS, Justice.

This action arises out of a head-on collision between two automobiles on a bypass temporarily constructed while the main highway was being rerouted. The drivers, Raymond R. Smith and Milton Lafortune, sought to recover damages against the contractor, E. W. Coons Company, hereafter referred to as Coons, and subcontractor, Rajala Construction Company, hereafter referred to as Rajala, for their negligence in failing to furnish adequate...

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