Bell v. Lang
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $15,000 damages for personal injuries. The case was tried before Jaggard, J., who at the close of plaintiff’s testimony directed a verdict for defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
START, 0. J.
This is an action to recover damages for a personal injury sustained by the plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant on the alleged ground that the defendant was negligent in furnishing unsafe appliances for the work in which the plaintiff was engaged, and in failing to inspect them, and in failing to instruct him as to the danger of the place in which he was required to work. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The evidence tended to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lindvall v. WoodsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Carlson v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Marsh v. HermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Stahl v. City of DuluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Hill v. WinstonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
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