Hoggarth v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $20,000 for personal injuries received while in the employ of Kasota Elevator Company. The answer alleged that, if plaintiff received any injury, it was through the handling of cars on the premises of the elevator company and that they were not operated by defendant company, and plaintiff failed to observe ordinary care.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $20,000 for personal injuries received while in the employ of Kasota Elevator Company. The answer alleged that, if plaintiff received any injury, it was through the handling of cars on the premises of the elevator company and that they were not operated by defendant company, and plaintiff failed to observe ordinary care. The case was tried before Waite, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $6,600. Defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the…
1Per curiam
After trial defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The motion was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the verdict defendant appeals. Since there was no motion for a new trial the errors assigned upon the excessive amount of recovery, the instructions of the court, and rulings at the trial cannot be considered. Northwestern M. & T. Co. v. Williams, 128 Minn. 514, 151 N. W. 419; Daily v. St. Anthony Falls Power Co. 129 Minn. 432, 152 N. W. 840. “The above cases and the cases cited therein, also established the; rule that judgment notwithstanding the verdict will…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cruikshank v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Northwestern Marble & Tile Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Daily v. St. Anthony Falls Water Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Bosch v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
3Cited by8 opinions
- Smith v. Gray Motor Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Parker v. FrybergerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Trovatten v. HansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
- White v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Mahoney v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
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