Beier v. Aberdeen Hotel Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $21,250' for personal injuries.- The separate answers of defendants alleged contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff. The replies were general denials.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $21,250' for personal injuries.- The separate answers of defendants alleged contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff. The replies were general denials. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., who-at the close of the testimony denied defendants’ separate motions for-directed verdicts in their favor, and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,500 against the Aberdeen Hotel Company and. $1,500' against the Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company. From-orders denying separate motions of defendants for judgment notwithstanding…
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Plaintiff sued the defendants, claiming damages because of ‘injuries suffered through their negligence. A verdict was rendered against both defendants. Each appeals from an order denying its separate motion that judgment be rendered in its favor notwithstanding the verdict, or, in case of a denial thereof, that a new trial be had.
The material facts appear to be these:
*239The defendant Hotel Company, a corporation, operates a hotel called the Aberdeen in the city of St. Paul. It is more than eight stories high. A passenger elevator, the door of which opens to the north, is located near the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cruikshank v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Lohman v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Rihmann v. George J. Grant Construction Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Larson v. HaglinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
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- Blume v. BallisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940