Arko v. Shenango Furnace Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county against the Shenango Furnace Company and the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway Company to recover $25,712 damages for personal inj'uries received while plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant Furnace Company and engaged in assisting in the loading of ore cars belonging to the defendant railway company. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for St. Louis county against the Shenango Furnace Company and the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway Company to recover $25,712 damages for personal inj'uries received while plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant Furnace Company and engaged in assisting in the loading of ore cars belonging to the defendant railway company. The facts are stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Dibell, J., who directed a verdict in favor of the defendant railway company. The jury returned a verdict against the defendant furnace company for $6,000. From an order…
1Opinion of the Court
.START, C. J.
On August 13, 1906, the plaintiff was working for the defendant in its iron mine, and was injured while trying to stop a loaded ore car which could not be controlled by the brake, on account of its defective condition, by the use of a pinch bar. He brought this action in the district court of the county of.St. Louis to recover damages sustained by reason of his injuries on the ground of the alleged negligence of the defendant in failing to warn or instruct him as to his duties and the dangers incident thereto. He recovered a verdict for $6,000. The defendant appealed from an…
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- Gussart v. Greenleaf Stone Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Granrus v. Croxton Mining Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
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