Wolfe v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $35,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Brill, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $3,000. From a judgment entered pursuant to the verdict, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
ELLIOTT, J.: Edward Wolfe, a switchman in the employ of the appellant railway company, -obtained a verdict against the company for damages caused by the loss of his foot. The appeal is from a judgment entered upon the verdict.
It appears that something happened to the engine with which Wolfe was working, and it became necessary to obtain a bolt in order to make repairs. Not finding one in his own tool box, Wolfe went to another switch engine, which was near by, and stepped upon the foot-board in the rear of the engine, and, after searching in the tool box, *307turned about and attempted to alight,…
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