Zuercher v. Northern Jobbing Co.

Matson, Justice.

In an action for damages for personal injuries from inhalation of carbon monoxide gas on defendant’s premises, defendant appeals from an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

Defendant, Northern Jobbing Company, a corporation, owns and occupies a six-story building in St. Paul in which it conducts a wholesale grocery business. The building is approximately 100 feet north to south and 220 feet east to west. A railroad spur for the loading and unloading of freight cars runs into the basement in a recessed channel or pit which is…