Ready v. Peavy Elevator Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Sibley county by plaintiff as •administratrix of the estate of R. B. Ready, deceased, to recover f5,000 for the death of decedent. The case was tried before Cad-well, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,000. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The plaintiff’s intestate, R. B. Ready, was employed by the defendant to work as a carpenter in its grain elevator in the village of Green Isle, this state. On June 9, 1901, while so working, he was caught in a revolving line shaft, and thereby received injuries which resulted in his death seven days thereafter. This action was brought by his personal representative to recover damages for his death, for the. alleged reason that it was caused by the negligence of the defendant in putting the shaft in motion without notice, warning, or instruction to him.
There was a general verdict for the…
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