Pelowski v. J. R. Watkins Medical Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Winona county by the administratrix of the estate of Paul Pelowski, deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of her intestate. The case was tried before Snow, J., who, at the close of the testimony denied the motion of defendant Wells Brothers Company for a directed verdict, and a jury which answered the special questions set out in the opinion and returned a verdict for the amount demanded.
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Action in the district court for Winona county by the administratrix of the estate of Paul Pelowski, deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of her intestate. The case was tried before Snow, J., who, at the close of the testimony denied the motion of defendant Wells Brothers Company for a directed verdict, and a jury which answered the special questions set out in the opinion and returned a verdict for the amount demanded. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
In this action for wrongful death the administratrix recovered the full amount permitted by the statute. The defendant Wells Brothers Company appeals from the order denying its blended motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.
There is very little conflict as to the facts in this case. The J. B. Watkins Medical Company, one of the original defendants, caused to be constructed on its premises in Winona a substantial business block or building. It let the contract for its construction to the defendant *110the Wells Brothers Company, a corporation. The latter retained the…
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- Purcell v. St. Paul City Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Russell v. German Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Campbell v. Railway Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Carlton County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance v. Foley Bros.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Coleman v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
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