Cramer v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $50,000 for personal injury received while in the employ of defendant as switchman. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $10,000. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Action to recover for personal injuries, in which plaintiff had a verdict, and defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for judgment or a new trial.
The action is founded on the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, and the negligence relied upon, the alleged failure of respondent to comply with the Federal Safety Appliance Act. The facts are as follows:
On March 26, 1914, plaintiff was in the employ of defendant as a switchman in its yards at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The duties performed by him brought him within the protection of the Federal statute as an interstate employee. At the time…
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- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. BombolisSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Messenger v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Bombolis v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Winters v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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