Leonczak v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie Railway Co.

Action for personal injuries. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying its motion for a new trial.

The plaintiff was a passenger on a way-freight of the defendant from Shovel Lake in Cass county to Pine Tree Spur five miles westerly. He purchased a ticket at Shovel Lake. There was another passenger for the same destination. The train did not stop, though Pine Tree Spur was a usual stopping place to take on and let off passengers. The reason assigned was that the' train was a heavy one and if stopped could not he started because of the grade; and there…