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DELLWO v. PEARSON

Nos. 38,034, 38,035.

259 Minn. 452 (1961)

107 N.W. (2d) 859

HARRY J. DELLWO, SR., AND ANOTHER v. ROBERT G. PEARSON.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 3, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald H. Hanratty and Harry H. Peterson, for appellants.

Meagher, Geer, Markham & Anderson, O.C. Adamson II, and Manson Reedal, for respondent.

LOEVINGER, JUSTICE.

This case arises out of a personal injury to Jeanette E. Dellwo, one of the plaintiffs. She and her husband, the other plaintiff, were fishing on one of Minnesota's numerous and beautiful lakes by trolling at a low speed with about 40 to 50 feet of line trailing behind the boat. Defendant, a 12-year-old boy, operating a boat with an outboard motor, crossed behind plaintiffs' boat. Just at this time Mrs. Dellwo felt a jerk on her line which suddenly...

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