Arveson v. Boston Coal Dock & Wharf Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $21,000 for personal injuries received while in the employ of defendant company. The case was tried before Cant, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $11,000. From an order denying defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, they appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
1. Defendant coal company operates a coal dock at Duluth. Coal is unloaded from vessels to the dock by means of hoisting rigs. The one of these with which we.are concerned is a movable steel structure about 10 feet high and 350 feet long. The essential features of this rig are as follows: A carriage 8 feet long runs on a track the whole length of the rig at a level of 30 feet or more above the floor of the dock. From this carriage is suspended the receptacle by means of which coal is unloaded. A walk runs alongside this carriage track for the full length of the rig. At a little lower level is…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Koerner v. St. Louis Car Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Hankins v. . N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Anderson v. Pittsburgh Coal Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Belleville Stone Co. v. MooneySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1897
- Gerrish v. New Haven Ice Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
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