Welch v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment of the district court for Crow Wing county, dismissing the action and in favor of defendant for costs, entered pursuant to the order of Spooner, J., after a trial and verdict in favor of plaintiff for $526.25.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged negligent injury to personal property delivered to defendant for transportation over its line of railroad. Issue was joined on the question of negligence, and the case came on for trial before the court and a jury. At the close of plaintiffs’ case, defendant moved to dismiss the action on the ground that plaintiffs had failed to prove the allegations of the ■complaint; and again at the close of the trial defendant again moved to dismiss for the same reason. Motion being denied, a request was made to instruct a verdict for defendant.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Godfrey v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- McLaughlin v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Cornish & Co. v. WestSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903