Hagerty v. Evans
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Freeborn county to recover $2,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Kingsley, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum demanded. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The defendants were copartners, with their principal place of' business in the state of New York, engaged in the business of constructing hot-water heating systems in various cities of the United States. In 1900 they were constructing such a system in the city of Albert Lea, under the supervision of their representative, Mr. Wárd, and for its installation in the various buildings to be heated it was necessary to dig ditches in which to lay pipes, mains, etc., and, among other things, the plans called for the placing of an iron pipe lengthwise across 'the inside of the central building, at a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Marsh v. HermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- F. C. Austin Mfg. Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
- Lafayette Bridge Co. v. OlsenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1901
- Oelschlegel v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
3Cited by10 opinions
- Barrett v. ReardonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Gittens v. William Porten Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Carlson v. HaglinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Quinn v. St. Paul Boiler & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Reid v. Northwestern Fuel Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
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