Harris v. Kaul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of Emma Harris the supreme court granted its writ of certiorari directed to the district court for Bice county and the Honorable Arthur B. Childress, judge thereof, to review proceedings in that court brought under the Workmen's Compensation Act by relator, widow of Ered Harris, employe, against J. H. Haul, employer.
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
This is a proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, brought by the widow of Fred Harris, a teamster who was fatally injured by a kick from one of his employer’s horses. The findings of the district court were .that on the morning of May 4, 1920, Harris went to his employer’s barn to care for, clean and harness the team he drove. He owned and used a blacksnake whip. One of the team, a mare named Maud, was.quietly standing in her stall and feeding. Harris, without provocation or excuse, maliciously and violently beat her with the whip, standing near her hind feet as he did so.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Morier v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- State ex rel. Peoples Coal & Ice Co. v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- State ex rel. Duluth Brewing & Malting Co. v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- State ex rel. Niessen v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Hinchuk v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
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- Corcoran v. Teamsters & Chauffeurs Joint Council No. 32Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
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