Case Name: Jean M. LINGL, Respondent, v. Gary John LINGL, Appellant
Court: Minnesota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Minnesota
Decision Date: 1981-08-14
Citations: 309 N.W.2d 59
Docket Number: No. 51823
Parties: Jean M. LINGL, Respondent, v. Gary John LINGL, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 309
Pages: 59–60

Head Matter:
Jean M. LINGL, Respondent, v. Gary John LINGL, Appellant.
No. 51823.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
Aug. 14, 1981.
Schmidt, Thompson, Thompson & Johnson, Willmar, for appellant.
John W. Carey, Fairfax, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is a personal injury action by Jean Lingl to recover damages for injuries she sustained in a one-truck accident when the truck left the road. The principal defense was that the front left tire blew out causing the driver, Gary Lingl, to lose control. Because the tire itself was not available for examination following the accident, the court directed a verdict against the defendant holding that the driver's own testimony concerning the blowout would not support a verdict in his favor.
The defendant is entitled to submit whatever evidence he has, including his own testimony with respect to the cause of the accident, notwithstanding the tire itself was unavailable for examination.
Reversed and remanded.