Creteau v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Eamsey county, based upon the Wisconsin act of 1907, c. 254, to recover $25,000 for personal injuries sustained while employed as a mechanic in defendant’s shop at Milwaukee. The defenses set up in the answer are stated in the opinion. The reply was a general denial.
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Action in the district court for Eamsey county, based upon the Wisconsin act of 1907, c. 254, to recover $25,000 for personal injuries sustained while employed as a mechanic in defendant’s shop at Milwaukee. The defenses set up in the answer are stated in the opinion. The reply was a general denial. The case was tried before Orr, J., who, at the close of the trial, denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict upon the grounds, among others, that the Wisconsin statute was unconstitutional and had been superseded by tbe federal statute, 35 St. 65, c. 149, and submitted tbe case to tbe jury…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. Plaintiff had a verdict, and defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.
Plaintiff was in the employ of defendant in the capacity of machinist at the city of Milwaukee, in the state of Wisconsin. He there received the injury to recover compensation for which this - action was brought. The action, by the allegations of the complaint, was predicated upon chapter 254, Laws Wis. 190?, and that statute was pleaded and therein set out in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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