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MERVIN v. MAGNEY CONST. CO.

No. C2-86-837.

399 N.W.2d 579 (1987)

Arnold MERVIN, Respondent, v. MAGNEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Granted March 18, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard L. Kaplan, Goff, Kaplan & Wolf, P.A., St. Paul, for respondent.

James T. Martin, Gislason, Martin & Varpness, Edina, for appellants.

Heard, considered and decided by FOLEY, P.J., and SEDGWICK and FORSBERG, JJ.

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

Respondent Mervin brought this negligence suit for injuries sustained in a fall from a ladder. Appellants were building a floodwall under a federal contract, and respondent was injured while acting as the government's representative on the project.

The jury found both respondent and appellants negligent, but that only appellants' negligence caused the accident. Respondent was awarded $750,000 in damages. This appeal is from...

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