Rolette v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Wadena county to recover $10,568.50 for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while a passenger on an excursion train on defendant’s railway. The case was tried before Jaggard, J., sitting for the judge of the Seventh judicial district, and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,500. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
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Action in the district court for Wadena county to recover $10,568.50 for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while a passenger on an excursion train on defendant’s railway. The case was tried before Jaggard, J., sitting for the judge of the Seventh judicial district, and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,500. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed. From the undisputed evidence in the case, and the testimony taken most favorable to respondent, it appears that respondent was guilty of…
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINS, J.2
This action was brought by a passenger on an excursion train to recover for personal injuries received by him, alleged to have resulted from the negligence of defendant in overcrowding its train to such an extent that plaintiff could find no sitting or standing room in any of the coaches, and was thereby compelled to stand upon the platform between two of the cars, from which he was jostled off by a fellow passenger. There was no allegation in the complaint, and no testimony introduced at the trial tending to show, that defendant was running its train at an excessive rate of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ward v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Willis v. . Long Island Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Cleveland, Etc., Railway Co. v. MoneyhunIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Fisher v. West Virginia & P. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Worthington v. Central Vt. R.R.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1891
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- Morgan v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1904
- Southern Railway Co. v. HayesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
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