Hutchins v. Wolfe
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $2,550 for injury received while in the employ of defendant. The case was tried before Dickinson, J., who denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,180. From an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Action for personal injuries in which plaintiff had a verdict and *338defendant appealed from an order denying his motion for judgment or a new trial.
The facts are as follows: Defendant is a contractor and builder, and at the time of the injury to plaintiff was engaged in the construction of a building on Garfield avenue in the city of Minneapolis. The frame work of the structure had been completed and a scaffold erected to enable the workmen to put up the cornice. This scaffold was constructed by the employees of defendant and from material furnished by defendant for the purpose. It was fully…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. Douglas Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Falkenberg v. PartridgeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Lee v. H. N. Leighton Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911