Callopy v. Atwood
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Washington county to recover $25,-600 damages for personal injuries caused by defendant’s alleged negligence in failing properly to guard certain machinery in its sawmill. The case was tried before Stolberg, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $6,585. A motion by defendant Atwood to vacate the verdict and enter judgment in his favor notwithstanding the verdict was denied.
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Action in the district court for Washington county to recover $25,-600 damages for personal injuries caused by defendant’s alleged negligence in failing properly to guard certain machinery in its sawmill. The case was tried before Stolberg, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $6,585. A motion by defendant Atwood to vacate the verdict and enter judgment in his favor notwithstanding the verdict was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the verdict, defendant Atwood appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Appellant owned and operated a sawmill, and respondent was employed to work upon what is known as a “lath bolting machine,” consisting of a raised platform, or table, on which was located a circular saw, about twenty two inches in diameter, nine inches of which extended over the table, wholly exposed and unguarded. The machine was used for the purpose of sawing boards and slabs into narrow strips, called “bolts,” about four feet long, one and one half inches wide, and of variable thickness. The machine was operated by two men— one, called the “pusher,” who stood in front of it and pushed the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tvedt v. WheelerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Christianson v. Northwestern Compo-Board Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Gray v. Commutator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Seely v. TennantSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Johnson v. Atwood Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
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