Republic Elevator Co. v. Lund
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Action at law by Ole H. Lund against the Republic Elevator Company and the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff against the Elevator Company alone, and it brings error. This was a suit for damages for personal injuries.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Action at law by Ole H. Lund against the Republic Elevator Company and the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff against the Elevator Company alone, and it brings error. This was a suit for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff Lund in his complaint charged that his injuries were occasioned by the negligent conduct of the Northern Pacific Railway Company in delivering a car to his employer, the Republic Elevator Company, to be handled by it, which had defective braking appliance and by the…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] From the foregoing brief statement of the case it appears that the only question for our consideration is whether the court erred in declining to direct a verdict for the Elevator Company. This involves the inquiry whether the verdict as rendered is supported by substantial evidence.
The Elevator Company was engaged in the usual work of such companies at or near the yards of the Railway Company. Its elevator building was located on tracks of the Railway Company leading on a downgrade from its yard on the north to another part of its yard on the south.…
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- Kreigh v. Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Schlemmer v. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
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