Block v. Minnesota Farmers Brick & Tile Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Mower county to recover $35,155 for personal injuries received while in the employ of defendant. The answer denied that defendant was negligent and alleged that the platform from which plaintiff fell was constructed by himself and his fellow workmen, and that it was wholly through his own carelessness and negligence that the accident happened.
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Action in the district court for Mower county to recover $35,155 for personal injuries received while in the employ of defendant. The answer denied that defendant was negligent and alleged that the platform from which plaintiff fell was constructed by himself and his fellow workmen, and that it was wholly through his own carelessness and negligence that the accident happened. The case was tried before Kingsley, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,875. From an order granting defendant’s motion for judgment in its favor notwithstanding the verdict, plaintiff…
1Per curiam
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The court granted defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The plaintiff appeals.
The defendant was constructing a silo and its foreman was in charge. In the doing of the work a staging or scaffold was erected. This was done under the supervision of the foreman. Three men were working with him, among them the plaintiff. Four 2x8 uprights were first placed. To them were nailed 2x6 timbers. Upon the 2x6s were…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gittens v. William Porten Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Hagerty v. EvansSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Carlson v. HaglinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
- Dushaw v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Holzer v. TuckerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917