JOHNSON v. KOTVAL

Nos. C3-84-1880, C9-85-310.

369 N.W.2d 584 (1985)

Marvin R. JOHNSON, Respondent, v. Michael Joseph KOTVAL, Marvin Brinker, a.k.a. Marv Brinker, individually and d.b.a. Marv's Distributing Company, Respondents, Dale E. Colberg, individually and d.b.a. Chisago Lakes Distributing Co., Inc., Appellant, Daniel O'Shea, a.k.a. Dan O'Shea, individually and d.b.a. Palmdale Tap & Grill, a.k.a. Palmdale Tavern, a.k.a. Palmdale Bar, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied September 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald J. Seibel, Minneapolis, Casimir L. Cyptar, St. Paul, for Marvin R. Johnson.

Todd P. Young, St. Paul, for Michael Joseph Kotval.

Charles E. Spevacek, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Heard, considered and decided by POPOVICH, P.J., and SEDGWICK and RANDALL, JJ.


OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

On July 23, 1978 plaintiff Marvin R. Johnson was injured when his motorcycle was struck by a car driven by defendant Michael Kotval. Johnson began a negligence action. The jury determined in a special verdict that wholesale liquor vendor Colberg made an illegal sale of non-intoxicating malt beverages to Marvin Brinker, an unlicensed vendor, and that the illegal sale was a direct cause of the accident. The jury apportioned 14% of...

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