FIFER v. NELSON

No. 43393.

204 N.W.2d 422 (1973)

B. N. FIFER, Respondent, v. Olav L. NELSON, Admr. of the Estate of Bjorn O. Nelson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 9, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blethen, Ogle, Gage & Krause, Mankato, for appellant.

Leighton, Meany, Cotter & Enger, Austin, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and ROGOSHESKE, MacLAUGHLIN, and SCHULTZ, JJ.


MacLAUGHLIN, Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment awarding damages to plaintiff. The action arose out of a farm accident in which plaintiff was injured. The jury returned a special verdict in which they found both defendant and plaintiff negligent and attributed 80 percent of the negligence to defendant and 20 percent to plaintiff. The jury determined plaintiff's total damages to be $35,000. The trial court, pursuant to the jury's determination...

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