NACHTSHEIM v. WARTNICK

No. C0-87-99.

411 N.W.2d 882 (1987)

Betty NACHTSHEIM, as trustee for the heirs and next-of-kin of Robert P. Nachtsheim, Respondent, v. Norman WARTNICK, et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied October 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald I. Meshbesher, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Phillip Gainsley, Minneapolis, for appellants.

Heard, considered and decided by LESLIE, P.J., and SEDGWICK and LANSING, JJ.


OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

Respondent Betty Nachtsheim (Nachtsheim) brought this wrongful death action under Minn.Stat. § 573.02 (1984) against appellant Norman Wartnick (Wartnick), alleging that he had murdered or procured the murder of her husband. The jury found that Wartnick had committed or caused the murder, and it awarded Nachtsheim $2,350,000 in damages. Wartnick appeals from the judgment and order denying him a new trial. We affirm.

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