Bennett v. E. W. Backus Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court tor Hennepin county to recover $5,373 damages for personal injuries. The case was tried before McGee, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,000; and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The plaintiff was injured on September 13, 1898, while working for the defendant in its sawmill at Minneapolis, and brought this action for the damages sustained, on the ground of the defendant’s negligence. The cause was tried January 26, 1899. Verdict for the plaintiff for $2,000, and the defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for a new trial. The principal questions raised by the assignments of error relate to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict as to the negligence of the defendant, the contributory negligence of the plaintiff, and the award of damages.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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