LEVIENN v. METROPOLITAN TRANSIT COMMISSION

No. 50239.

297 N.W.2d 272 (1980)

Joan I. LEVIENN and Jerome J. Levienn, wife and husband, Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN TRANSIT COMMISSION et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Ogurak, Minneapolis, for appellants.

O'Connor & Hannan and Frederick W. Morris, Minneapolis, for respondents.

Heard before OTIS, YETKA, and SCOTT, JJ., and considered and decided en banc.


OTIS, Justice.

Plaintiffs Joan I. Levienn (hereafter plaintiff) and Jerome J. Levienn (hereafter plaintiff's husband) brought this action for damages sustained when an automobile driven by plaintiff was struck from the rear by a bus owned by defendant Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC). MTC admitted liability. After a trial on the issue of damages, a jury awarded plaintiff $5,500. Plaintiff's husband was awarded $4,500 as a result of his wife's injuries and $200...

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