Ray v. Jones & Adams Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county against Jones & Adams Company and Manhattan Right, Pleat & Rower Company, to recover $4,150 for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in falling through an unguarded coal hole in a sidewalk.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county against Jones & Adams Company and Manhattan Right, Pleat & Rower Company, to recover $4,150 for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in falling through an unguarded coal hole in a sidewalk. The case was tried be-. fore Brill, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,500. From an order overruling their separatq motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendants separately appealed. The rule of independent contractor applies as to this appellant. Rait v. New England F. & C. Co., 66 Minn.…
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
Plaintiff sustained injuries by falling into an open coal hole in a public sidewalk near the intersection of Fifth and Robert streets, adjacent to the Manhattan Building, in the city of St. Paul. This action was brought against the Jones & Adams Company, who were delivering coal at the place of the accident at the time, and against the Manhattan Light, Heat & Power Company, the owners of the building, to whom the coal was being delivered on a contract therefor between the latter and the coal company. Defendants each appeared by separate counsel and contested the plaintiff’s right to recover..…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Woodman v. Metropolitan RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Benjamin v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- Downey v. LowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Aldritt v. Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Vosbeck v. KelloggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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- Williams v. John A. Stees Co. Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
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