Anderson v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $300 for injury to a consignment of live stock. The amended answer set up the contention mentioned in the third paragraph of the opinion. The case was tried before Bardwell, J., and a jury which returned n verdict for $172.41 in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment in its favor notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.
Appeal by defendant from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
The action was to recover damages for rough handling and delay in transit of cars of live stock shipped Monday, March 31, 1913, from La Bolt, South Dakota, to South St. Paul. The former is located on one of defendant’s branch lines, over which it operated •only one freight train each way daily. The proofs were sufficient to take the ease to the jury on each claim and both were submitted, •whereupon a general verdict was returned for full damages.
Defendant contended that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Vogel v. D. M. Osborne & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Browning v. HinkleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Whitney v. WagenerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- First State Bank v. PedersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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