Johnson v. Ramberg
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant, John F. Ramberg, from an order of the District Court of Chisago County, Williston, J., made December 17, 1891, refusing his motion for a new trial. The defendant, on November 6, 1889, had a general retail store at Rush City, Minn. Plaintiff was a farmer, sixty years of age, and went there in the afternoon of that day to buy goods, and fell down the cellar stairs, as stated in the opinion.
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Appeal by defendant, John F. Ramberg, from an order of the District Court of Chisago County, Williston, J., made December 17, 1891, refusing his motion for a new trial. The defendant, on November 6, 1889, had a general retail store at Rush City, Minn. Plaintiff was a farmer, sixty years of age, and went there in the afternoon of that day to buy goods, and fell down the cellar stairs, as stated in the opinion. The action was tried October 15, 1891. Plaintiff had a verdict for $500. The defendant moved for a new trial, and appealed from the order denying it. The defendant was not negligent in…
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
The defendant was engaged in the business of a merchant in a village in this state. The building occupied by him consisted of a large, well-lighted room, where he sold goods and did business with his customers, and which will be hereafter designated as the “store,” and of a long room, 18 feet wide, extending along the west side of the store, from which it was separated only by a partition. A door in this partition, partly composed of glass, afforded communication between the two rooms. The room last described will be designated the “wareroom. ” This was used for the storing of large packages,…
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