Donovan v. Tilden Produce Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $20,000 for personal injury and $500 for medical expenses. The case was tried before Kelly, J., and a jmy which returned a verdict for $8,871. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Plaintiff and her sister owned a small grocery store in the outskirts of St. Paul. The defendant, a dealer in farm and dairy products, was in the habit of supplying this store with butter and eggs. On certain days it was the custom of defendant to send to stores, such as plaintiff’s, servants with teams loaded with butter and eggs for sale and delivery. Theodore Johnson was the servant of defendant in charge of the team that went the rounds by plaintiff’s store, and had been such for several months previous to the occurrence upon which this action is based. Whenever he sold any of defendant’s…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Doyle v. Singer Sewing Machine Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
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