Novak v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Ramsey county to recover $15,000' for personal injuries sustained while in defendant’s employ. The answer alleged contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff and that he assumed all the risks.
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Action in tbe district court for Ramsey county to recover $15,000' for personal injuries sustained while in defendant’s employ. The answer alleged contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff and that he assumed all the risks. The case was tried before Dickson, J., who at the close of the case denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $650. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
This is an action for personal injuries. There was a verdict for the plaintiff and the defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion.
1. The plaintiff was employed as a machinist’s helper in the defendant’s shops. He and the machinist were engaged in driving bolts in an engine undergoing repairs. A machine known as a bolt-driver was used. The machine, on the occasion of the plaintiff’s injury, was placed horizontally between the bolt to be driven and an opposite surface, and blocking was used to make it secure. The bolts were driven by hydraulic pressure. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Swanson v. OakesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
3Cited by2 opinions
- Campbell v. Canadian Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Jenkins v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945