Padrick v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $50,000 for .personal injuries received while in defendant’s employ. The case was tried before Kelly, J., and a jury which returned a verdict of $35,000 in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Plaintiff, while in the employ of defendant as an express messenger, was injured in a train collision. He was then 33 years old, earning $65 per month. Fourteen months after the injury a verdict *229for $35,000 damages was rendered. Tbe court refused to reduce or set it aside. Liability is conceded. The appeal presents the single question: Is the verdict excessive?
At the time of the collision plaintiff was lying on the floor of the express car sleeping. Just how the injury was received is not disclosed. When he awoke to consciousness he was paralyzed so that the only member of his body he could…
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