Alton v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $30,000 damages for personal injuries sustained while in the employ of defendant railway company. The case was tried before Orr, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3,450. From an order granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial on the ground of inadequate and insufficient damages, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
This is an appeal by the defendant from an order of the district court of the county of Ramsey granting the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial in a personal injury action. The plaintiff sustained serious injuries while in the discharge of his duties as a brakeman in the employ of the defendant at a'point on its Wisconsin Valley Division in the state of Wisconsin. He was riding, at the time he was injured, ■on a caboose, from which he was thrown by the train, to which it was attached, colliding, by reason of the defendant’s alleged negligence, with two cars standing on the same track. There is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mohr v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Kipp v. ClingerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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- Ford v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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