Legal Opinion
State v. Sprague
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 17, 1937No. 31,458PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gallagher, Chief Justice.
William H. Lawler was an employe of the grain inspection division of the railroad and warehouse commission. His duties were to inspect shipments of grain before they were unloaded. In consequence, it was part of his employment to open freight car doors preparatory to entering them. On August 29, 1930, he was inspecting shipments near the Pioneer Steel Elevator in Minneapolis, in company with a sampler from the elevator. One of the shipments had originated in Nahon, South Dakota, and had been carried via the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway in one of its freight cars.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Steinbauer v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Heffter v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
- Kleinman v. Banner Laundry Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Romann v. BenderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1934
- Mathews v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Jackson v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
- Schmitt v. EmerySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- Gates v. HerbergerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- Janicke v. Hilltop Farm Feed Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Seeden v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
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