Edlund v. St. Paul City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $10,000 damages for personal injuries. The case was tried before Bunn, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3,500; and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
It is first claimed on this appeal that the motion for a new trial should have been granted because of the alleged misconduct of the juror Soucheray. This juror either knew when he was sworn as such, or discovered soon after the trial began, that he had some knowledge of the force of the collision in which plaintiff claims she had received an injury, having been on the car which was run into that on which plaintiff was a passenger; and he failed to disclose the fact of his having been on one of the cars when the accident occurred. We shall assume that, if properly showm at the hearing of the…
Also in this document: Per curiam.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Williams v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Ham v. WheatonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
3Cited by4 opinions
- Sund v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- In Re Estate of BegleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Turner v. WitteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
- Feely v. KaneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929