Hartman v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $25,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Brill, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $10,500. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
The plaintiff was a brakeman in the employ of the defendant on one of its freight trains, and on January 2, 1906, while coupling the air hose between some freight cars, he was knocked down and the wheels of one car ran over his right leg, crushing it so that it had to be amputated some seven inches below the knee. He brought this action to recover damages for the loss of his leg on the ground that his injury was caused by the negligence of the defendant. The specific act of negligence alleged in the complaint was that the defendant and its other employees engaged in the operation…
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