Koepsel v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $10,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Kelly, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff' for $4,610. From an order denying- a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and granting a motion for a new trial unless plaintiff should consent to a reduction of the verdict to $3,500, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover for personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant railway company in leaving a baggage hand truck on a station platform so close to the railway track that it was dangerous to the employees engaged on trains operated on the track. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $4,610.
The trial court denied the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, but directed that the verdict be reduced to $3,500, and, if the plaintiff failed to accept this, then that a new trial should be granted. Plaintiff formally accepted the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Campbell v. Railway Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Slette v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
3Cited by2 opinions
- Brennan v. Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Koller v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911