Workman v. Endriss

Taylor, C.

Action for personal injuries. At the conclusion of the evidence, the court directed a verdict for defendant on the ground that plaintiff’s sole remedy was under the' Workmen’s Compensation Act. We think this ruling was correct.

Defendant, under the name of Peerless Scale Company, was engaged in the business of placing and operating automatic machines such as weighing machines and post-card, guin and other vending machines, and had a hundred or more placed in various localities at Minneapolis and other places. Frequent repairs were necessary to keep these machines in proper working…