Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. Moquin

Respondent sued petitioner in the district court of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, to recover damages for injuries sustained in the course of his employment in interstate commercé. The trial resulted in a verdict for the respondent, which petitioner moved to set aside on the ground that misconduct of respondent’s counsel in making appeals to passion and prejudice had prevented an impartial trial. The motion was denied, and petitioner appealed to the Supreme Court of Minnesota. That court referred to the state practice, which requires counsel to interrupt and have the language used by offending…