Legal Opinion
Kernan v. St. Paul City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 5, 1896No. Nos. 9941-(243)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
Appeal by plaintiff from.an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Kelly, J., setting aside the verdict, and directing judgment against plaintiff notwithstanding the verdict.
1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.
The plaintiff recovered in this action a verdict for $8,000 as damages for personal injury. Defendant moved for a new trial, and on the hearing of the motion the court below ordered judgment for defendant notwithstanding the verdict. From this order plaintiff appeals.
'Laws 1895, c. 320, provides:
“Section 1. In all cases where, at the close of the testimony in the case tried, a motion is made by either party to the suit requesting the trial court to direct a verdict in favor of the party making such motion, which motion was denied, the trial court on motion made that judgment be entered…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wood v. CullenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Sim v. RosholtNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
- St. Anthony Falls Bank v. GrahamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Anderson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
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