Holmgren v. Red Lake Falls Milling Co.

Action for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff’s wife. After verdict for defendant, plaintiff appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

Mrs. Holmgren was injured by the fall of a manlift on which she was riding in defendant’s elevator at Badger, Minnesota, on a Sunday afternoon in August, 1922. The elevator was new and had been open for use but a short time. It was in charge of one Hegberg, defendant’s local manager. Plaintiff’s wife is a sister of Mrs. Heg-berg. On the Sunday in question it was not in operation nor open to the public for any purpose. Plaintiff, his wife…