Helback v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Becker county to recover $2,475 for personal injury. The answer alleged that plaintiff’s injury was caused by his own negligence. The facts are stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Nye, J., who denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $2,400 in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
A verdict was rendered against defendant for damages on account of personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, and defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a now trial.
Seventh street, one of the principal thoroughfares of the village of Perham, is crossed at a right angle by the railway of defendant. Plaintiff, a young man in his twenty-second year at the time of the accident, was employed in a building on the southerly side of the railway, but resided upon the northerly side thereof. At the noon hour he left his…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wherry v. Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
3Cited by4 opinions
- Papich v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- Westcott v. Chicago Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Sikorski v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Olin v. Minnesota Transfer Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925