Corneilson v. Eastern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, Alexander Corneilson, from an order of the District Court of Pine county, Crosbi/, J., made July 26, 1890, refusing his application for a new trial. On November 1,6, 1889; the plaintiff, by the casualty described in the opinion, lost his eyesight. He soon after commenced this action against the Eastern Eailway Company of Minnesota, claiming $20,200 damages.
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Appeal by plaintiff, Alexander Corneilson, from an order of the District Court of Pine county, Crosbi/, J., made July 26, 1890, refusing his application for a new trial. On November 1,6, 1889; the plaintiff, by the casualty described in the opinion, lost his eyesight. He soon after commenced this action against the Eastern Eailway Company of Minnesota, claiming $20,200 damages. The trial was had in April, 1890. After the evidence was all given, the court, on motion of the defendant, directed the jury to return a verdict for defendant on the ground that plaintiff and Bird were fellow-…
1Opinion of the CourtDiceinson, J.
The defendant is- charged with negligence, by reason of which the plaintiff is alleged to have suffered serious personal injury. At the trial, and upon the evidence, the court directed a *24verdict for the defendant. In reviewing the case, it will be necessary to refer with some particularity to the circumstances.
The plaintiff had been for some eight months prior to the injury in the employ of Eing & Tobin, as a laborer in the quarrying of stone, at a quarry owned or operated by them. There was a track of the defendant’s railroad leading to the quarry. Eing & Tobin applied to the defendant to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fraser v. Red River Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Lindvall v. WoodsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Brown v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Brown v. Winona & St. Peter RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- Fraker v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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- Ling v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Gittens v. William Porten Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Pasco v. Minneapolis Steed & Machinery Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
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