Dahly v. Auxer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Clay county to recover $10,000 for personal injuries sustained while assisting in repairing a mangle in defendant’s laundry by removing the cloth therefrom and replacing it with other covering.
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Action in the district court for Clay county to recover $10,000 for personal injuries sustained while assisting in repairing a mangle in defendant’s laundry by removing the cloth therefrom and replacing it with other covering. The complaint alleged that plaintiff was under eighteen years of age, inexperienced in making such repairs, and while so engaged Alma Moe, who was in charge of the mangle and a vice principal of defendant, without notice to plain-' tiff negligently put the machine in motion whereby plaintiff’s right hand was caught and held at least fifteen minutes in the machine until…
1Per curiam
This record raises no questions which require extended consideration by this court. The respondent was injured while in the employ of the defendant, working in and about a mangle. In an action for damages she recovered a verdict for $1,500, and the appeal is from an order denying the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or for a new trial. The record contains no prejudicial error.
The case is affirmed upon the authority of Cody v. Longyear, 103 Minn. 116, 114 N. W. 735; Dizonno v. Great Northern Ry. Co. 103 Minn. 120, 123, 114 N. W. 736; Lohman v. Swift & Co., 105 Minn.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lohman v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Cody v. LongyearSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Dizonno v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Doerr v. Daily News Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906