Johnson v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Anoka county to recover $10,100, damages for personal injury. The case was tried before Giddings, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $4,060. From an order denying defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
Plaintiff and respondent, a stock buyer, had a stock cár placed on the defendant-appellant’s industry track for his use. According to the defendant’s witness, plaintiff had gone to the defendant’s agent and procured his shipping receipt. Thereupon the car was put on the switching list, according to a custom of which the plaintiff must have known. This was before the accident. According to the defendant, it would seem that he procured the receipt before the accident. At all events the engine of the local freight shunted two cars between it and the plaintiff’s car. At this time the gang plank…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Goss v. GossSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
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