Frigstad v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Clay county recover $5,000 for illness alleged to have resulted from defendant’s failure properly to heat a railway car. The case was tried before Searle, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $2,000. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, Baxter, J., defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
The respondent purchased a railway ticket from the appellant at Moorhead, Minnesota, and became a passenger on its train which left Moorhead at 7:15 a. m. on April 10, 1905. The mercury then stood at about 27 degrees above zero. The heating apparatus was defective, "and there was no heat in the car during the forenoon, or until the time *41when the respondent left the car. It is claimed that, because of the negligence of the railway company in failing to furnish a properly heated car, the respondent caught a cold, which resulted in a severe and permanent illness. She recovered a verdict of…
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