MARSHALL — Testimony in the Broadmoor Valley civil trial continued Friday after a District Court Judge denied a motion for a mistrial.

Attorneys from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office argued Friday morning that some of the information presented to the jury during witness testimony would be prejudicial. In particular, they said that learning about a previous unsuccessful lawsuit brought against the owners of Broadmoor Valley by the Residents United residents’ association would unfairly influence the jury.

After a recess Friday morning, District Court Judge Tricia Zimmer said she was denying the motion for a mistrial. Zimmer said the Attorney General’s Office brought the issue of the previous lawsuit into the case, through its claims that Broadmoor Valley owners Schierholz and Associates had retaliated against a mobile home park resident for participation in the Residents United case.

Testimony then resumed, with the jury hearing from witnesses including a resident of Broadmoor Valley, two businesspeople who had interacted with the Broadmoor Valley owners within the past several years, and a former building inspector for the city of Marshall.