Wardner v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Polk county to recover $40,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Watts, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $6,000. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant, in which plaintiff had a verdict in the *383court below, and defendant appealed from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
The injuries complained of by plaintiff resulted from his being struck by one of defendant’s switch engines at a street crossing in the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. As appears from the record, defendant has two parallel tracks at the point of the accident, running in a westerly direction from a bridge over the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brown v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Schneider v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Stegner v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Clark v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Carney v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Zibbell v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1911
- Anderson v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
- Akerson v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
- Haugen v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Pogue v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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