Smith v. E. W. Backus Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Hennepin county, in favor of plaintiff for $1,855.81,' after a trial .before Belden, J., and a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.
Plaintiff recovered a verdict for damages for personal injury, and defendant appeals from the judgment entered thereon after the making of an order denying its motion for a new trial.
Plaintiff was employed by defendant as night sawyer in its sawmill during the time from May until August 21, 1894. On the night of the last-named day, the band saw which he was running struck a piece of plate iron imbedded in the log, causing the teeth ■of the saw to break and fly off, one of which teeth struck the plaintiff in his right eye, destroying it, and another tooth struck him in the face, causing a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Greene v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Rothenberger v. Northwestern Consolidated Milling Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
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- Nutzmann v. Germania Life Insurance Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900