Merrill v. Pike
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $20,900 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Willard R. Cray, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of- plaintiff for $2,000. Defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, and from an order granting the motion for a new trial and denying the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, plaintiff and defendants respectively appealed.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $20,900 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Willard R. Cray, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of- plaintiff for $2,000. Defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, and from an order granting the motion for a new trial and denying the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, plaintiff and defendants respectively appealed. Reversed on plaintiff’s appeal and judgment ordered for plaintiff on the verdict, less $75.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Plaintiff was injured by falling through a hole in the second floor of a building where he was at work assisting in placing a joist for the third-story floor. The trial resulted in a verdict of $2,000 for plaintiff, and appeal was taken by defendants from an order of the court refusing their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and by plaintiff from the order granting a new trial.
1. The construction of the building was under the direction of a foreman. The second floor was made by laying two-inch planks upon joists permanently placed, and the object of this temporary floor was to…
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