Anderson v. Davis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Carlton county to recover $4,840 for injuries to plaintiff’s automobile and person caused by collision with defendant’s train.
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Action in the district court for Carlton county to recover $4,840 for injuries to plaintiff’s automobile and person caused by collision with defendant’s train. The case was tried before Magney, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action and at the close of the testimony denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict ¡for $4,961. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and granting a new trial unless plaintiff consented to a reduction of the verdict to $3,000, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
On August 5, 1919, while the Great Northern Railway was under Federal control, one of its passenger trains collided with plaintiff’s automobile at a grade crossing within the limits of the city of Clo-quet, but outside the built up portion of the city, injuring plaintiff and damaging his automobile. Plaintiff sued for damages and recovered a verdict. Defendant made a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, and appeals from an order denying the motion.
The Great Northern Railway has a double track which crosses the highway at nearly a right angle at the…
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