Holland v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $30,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $18,500. From an order granting a motion for a new trial and denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, plaintiff and defendant severally appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Plaintiff brought this action for the recovery of damages for personal injuries received by him while acting as brakeman in switching operations in defendant’s yard. A verdict having been returned for plaintiff, a motion was made by defendant in the alternative for judgment in its favor notwithstanding the verdict, or for a new trial. The court denied the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, but granted the motion for a new trial, stating in the order it was upon the ground that the verdict was not justified by the evidence. A memorandum was attached, signed by the trial judge,…
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