Kremkoski v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $10,500 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Kelly, J., and a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $750. Defendant moved for judgment in its favor notwithstanding the verdict, and the motion was denied. From the judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff on a verdict of $750 for personal injuries. Defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which motion was denied. No motion was made for a new trial. This appeal presents only the question of plaintiff’s right to recover at all.
The defendant operated large steam boilers at its shops. It ordered plaintiff, a common laborer, to go into the combustion chamber of the middle stationary boiler to clean out the ashes at a time when the ashes were “hot as they could be.” It was plaintiff’s work to cool them by sprinkling them with…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wabash Railway Co. v. McDanielsSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
3Cited by2 opinions
- Kohler v. W. J. Jennison Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Vance v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908