Bahr v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Anoka county, to recover $2,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Giddings, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,775. From an order denying a motion for a new trial defendant appealed..
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
Plaintiff and respondent, employed as a brakeman for defendant and appellant railway company, brought suit to recover injuries caused by a fall when he was attempting to- jump from the engine on which he was riding as it was about to collide with a train on the track on which it was running. It is conceded that there was sufficient evidence of negligence, and that it was a question for the jury to determine whether or not plaintiff was justified in jumping from the engine. The jury returned a verdict for $1,775. The appeal was taken from the order denying a new trial.
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