Kannellos v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $20,000 for personal injuries received while in defendant’s employ. Defendant’s demurrer to the amended complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action was sustained, Cant, J. From the order sustaining the demurrer, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Plaintiff was in the employ of defendant as a section hand on its line of road in the state of Montana. He was injured while engaged in his employment in that state on October 6, 1917, by reason of the alleged negligence of defendant. Defendant is an interstate carrier, and this action was commenced in this state to recover for the injuries so received and is founded on the Federal Employer’s Liability Act; facts bringing the action within the act being alleged and stated in the complaint. The action was not commenced until May, 1921, more than two years after the happening of the accident. A…
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