HANSON v. WILLIAMS COUNTY

Civ. No. 890151.

452 N.W.2d 313 (1990)

Bonny HANSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WILLIAMS COUNTY, North Dakota and Ingram Manufacturing Company, Inc., Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

March 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winkjer, McKennett, Stenehjem, Murphy & Reierson, Williston, for plaintiff and appellant; argued by Dean Winkjer.

Bjella, Neff, Rathert, Wahl & Eiken, P.C., Williston, for defendant and appellee Williams County; argued by Paul W. Jacobson, Williston.

Nilles, Hansen & Davies, Ltd., Fargo, for defendant and appellee Ingram Mfg. Co.; argued by Stephen W. Plambeck, Fargo.


MESCHKE, Justice.

Bonny Hanson appealed from a judgment dismissing her claim for the wrongful death of her son. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Hanson's motion for a jury trial and that the trial court's findings of fact were not clearly erroneous. We therefore affirm.

Hanson's son, Todd Hefta, was killed in a construction accident while employed by the City of Williston. Hefta was standing behind a twelve-ton earth...

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