COGSWELL v. U.S.S. YORKTOWN POST 178, V.F.W.

Nos. 39923, 40046.

143 N.W.2d 45 (1966)

Paulyne M. COGSWELL, Appellant, v. U.S.S. YORKTOWN POST 178, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF the UNITED STATES, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 13, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bonner, Bonner & Clements, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Faegre & Benson, Paul McGough and W. James Fitzmaurice, Minneapolis, for respondent.


THOMAS GALLAGHER, Justice.

Action by Paulyne M. Cogswell against Gopher Pup Tent #2 of the Military Order of the Cootie of the United States, Grand Pup Tent of Minnesota, a corporation, for damages resulting from plaintiff's fall down the basement stairway of a building under defendant's control. The jury returned a verdict in defendant's favor. On appeal from the judgment, it is plaintiff's contention that the court erred in permitting the jury to determine whether...

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