GORDON v. HOFFMAN

No. 50861.

303 N.W.2d 250 (1981)

James Michael GORDON as trustee for the next of kin of Chad Gordon, Appellant, v. Ervin HOFFMAN et al., Respondents, Michael Paul Kluthe, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lang, Pauly & Gregerson, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, St. Paul, for Hoffman et al.

Ellingson & Grimes, Bloomington, for Kluthe.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


SCOTT, Justice.

James Michael Gordon, as trustee for the next of kin of Chad Gordon, appeals from the order of the Ramsey County District Court denying his post-trial motions for a new trial or for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We affirm.

The decedent, the 5-year-old son of James Michael Gordon, died of a gunshot wound resulting from the discharge of a Winchester Model Pump Action .22 caliber rifle owned by Ervin Hoffman. The death occurred when Chad...

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