Rosquist v. D. M. Gilmore Furniture Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, August Eosquist, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Hooker, J., made July 27, 1891, refusing his application for a new trial. The defendant, the D. M. Gilmore Manufacturing Company, was a corporation engaged in manufacturing furniture at its shops in Minneapolis.
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Appeal by plaintiff, August Eosquist, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Hooker, J., made July 27, 1891, refusing his application for a new trial. The defendant, the D. M. Gilmore Manufacturing Company, was a corporation engaged in manufacturing furniture at its shops in Minneapolis. Plaintiff was in its employ as a trimmer, and was on August 9, 1890, requested by the foreman to leave his bench and assist in unloading a box of glass from a wagon onto the platform or walk in front of the shop. This platform was built by defendant about three years prior to that time. The…
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
The plaintiff in this action made several attempts, after defendant had rested its side of the case, to introduce testimony tending to show that the materials used for flooring the platform on which the accident occurred were insufficient, and unsuitable for the purpose, principally because lacking in durability. The court rejected this testimony on the ground that it was not rebutting, and this ruling is assigned as error. Evidence of the unsuitable character of the materials used in the construction of the platform would have been competent and admissible in support of plaintiff’s original…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tousey v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Carroll v. WillistonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Shull v. RaymondSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- Gillett v. Wisconsin Cooperage Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
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- Buckley v. HumasonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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