Ayer v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

The plaintiff claims to have been injured at the intersection of Brownsdale avenue with the defendant railway company’s switch yards in the city of Austin, Minnesota. He brought suit against the railway company and the defendant Irvin J. Beckel, its switch foreman, who he claims was in charge of the switching operations which resulted in his injuries. He recovered a verdict against the company only. It has appealed from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.

The plaintiff claims that he received his injuries while he was crossing the defendant company’s switch…