Legal Opinion

Vukelis v. Virginia Lumber Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 5, 1909No. Nos. 15,776—(260)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $15,500 damages for personal injuries. From an order, Dibell, J., overruling its demurrer to the complaint, defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.

This is an appeal from an order overruling a general demurrer to a complaint which alleges: That the defendant is and at the time herein mentioned was a corporation engaged in the business of lumbering and getting out logs and timber by rail, and that in its business it owned and operated a railroad, and had cars, engines, tracks, switches, and appliances usually and customarily had, owned, and operated by railroads. That the defendant had and operated in its business near camp 15 what was known as a log loader or jammer, operated by steam and propelled along the rails by its own power, and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sage v. . CulverNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  2. King v. Nichols & Shepard Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  3. Spottswood v. HerrickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
  4. Guernsey v. American InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
  5. State ex rel. Hull v. DavisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Colby v. StreetSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
  2. In Re Estate of WatkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1944
  3. Fairmont Cement Stone Manufacturing Co. v. DavisonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  4. Olson v. ThiedeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
  5. First National Bank v. OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955

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