Atlas v. National Biscuit Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action by plaintiff, as father of Louis Atlas, a minor, in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $1,999 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Frederick V. Brown, J., who directed » verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for' a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
The minor for whose benefit this action was brought, was injured,, while in the defendant’s employ, by having one of the fingers of his-left hand caught between the chain and sprocket wheel of a conveyor-in defendant’s factory. He was working at one end of a long table-on which pans were moved towards him automatically. He greased' each pan and, lifting it to about the height of his head, placed it on a conveyor which consisted of chains running over sprocket wheels, and which carried the pan away from the workmen. There were no. *31guards over the wheels or chains. When the minor came to work,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- St. Louis Cordage Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Wuotilla v. Duluth Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Gray v. Commutator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Antletz v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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- Manore v. Kilgore-Peteler Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
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- Sundvall v. Interstate Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Nustrom v. Shenango Furnace Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
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