O'Leary v. Brooks Elevator Co.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Traill County; Pollock, J. Action by Joseph J. O’Leary, by J, D. O’Leary, his guardian, against the Brooks Elevator Company. From a judgment entered on a verdict directed for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The claim that a man can do as he pleases on or within his own premises is not correct. A technical trespass by plaintiff does not bar a recovery. Fisher v. Clark, 41 Barb. 329; Radcliffe v. Mayor, 4 N. Y. 195, 53 Am.
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Appeal from District Court, Traill County; Pollock, J. Action by Joseph J. O’Leary, by J, D. O’Leary, his guardian, against the Brooks Elevator Company. From a judgment entered on a verdict directed for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The claim that a man can do as he pleases on or within his own premises is not correct. A technical trespass by plaintiff does not bar a recovery. Fisher v. Clark, 41 Barb. 329; Radcliffe v. Mayor, 4 N. Y. 195, 53 Am. Dec. 357; Brinkley Car Works, etc. Co. v. Cooper, 31 S. W. Rep. 154; Railroad v. Stoupe, 21 L. Ed. 745; Keffee v. Ry. Co., 21 Minn. 207; Nagel v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBartholomew, J.
Action for damages for a personal injury caused by the alleged negligence of defendant. When the evidence was closed, the court, on defendant’s motion, directed a verdict in its favor. The facts admitted, and which plaintiff’s evidence tended to establish, are as follows: The plaintiff, Joseph J. O’Leary, is a minor, and was 11 years old at the time of the trial, which was in January, 1897. J. D. O’Leary is plaintiff’s duly appointed guardian. The defendant is a corporation, and at the time of the injury complained of, and for several years prior thereto, owned and operated a grain elevator…
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