Schmidt v. Minor
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $5,000 for assault and battery. The case was tried before Hanft, J., who when plaintiff rested granted the motion of the Minor Realty Company to dismiss the action as against it, and at the close of the testimony denied . the motion of C. J. Minor for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $550. From an order denying their motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial,…
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $5,000 for assault and battery. The case was tried before Hanft, J., who when plaintiff rested granted the motion of the Minor Realty Company to dismiss the action as against it, and at the close of the testimony denied . the motion of C. J. Minor for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $550. From an order denying their motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
This is an action for damages for assault and battery committed on plaintiff by the defendant Reid Minor. Plaintiff recovered a verdict for $550, and defendants appealed from an order denying their motion for a new trial.
The defendant C. J. Minor was the owner and proprietor of the Aberdeen hotel in the city of St. Paul. The defendant Reid Minor is his son and was employed by him in the hotel. Plaintiff is a cook who was employed in the hotel when he was assaulted.
The principal grounds on which a reversal is asked are: (1) That the defendant C. J. Minor is not answerable for the acts…
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