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SWANSON v. J.L. SHIELY CO.

Nos. 35,422, 35,423.

234 Minn. 548 (1951)

BENNIE E. SWANSON v. J.L. SHIELY COMPANY AND STEENBERG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 27, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cummins, Cummins & Hammond, for appellant J.L. Shiely Company.

Freeman, King, Larson & Peterson and Robert L. Hoppe, for appellant Steenberg Construction Company.

Sullivan, Stringer, Donnelly & Sharood, for respondent.

LORING, CHIEF JUSTICE.

This is an action in tort brought initially against the J.L. Shiely Company to recover damages for personal injuries. On motion of the J.L. Shiely Company, the trial court ordered that the Steenberg Construction Company be made a party defendant. This action came on for trial before a jury, which returned a verdict against both defendants and assessed plaintiff's damages at the sum of $40,000. Each defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding...

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