McManus v. Nichols-Chisholm Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Becker county to recover $10,000 damages for personal injuries alleged to have been- caused by defendant’s negligence. The case was tried before Baxter, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $5,000. From an order denying its motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
The defendant, in Januarjr, 1907, was engaged in operating a logging railroad in the county of Becker, this state, and the plaintiff was in its employ as a brakeman, charged with the duty of coupling and uncoupling the logging cars from the engine. On January 4, while the plaintiff was attempting to couple the engine to a string of empty cars on a side track, his right hand and arm were caught between the coupling bar and the coupler and the framework of the car, whereby he sustained serious personal injuries.
This action was brought to recover damages for such injuries, on the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mathews v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Hosford v. RoweSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Taylor v. Grand Lodge A. O. U. W.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Sullivan v. MurphySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
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- Hierl v. McClureSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
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