Northwestern Marble & Tile Co. v. Williams
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action transferred to the district court for Rice county to recover $168 for alleged negligence in hauling and delivering certain marble slabs. The case was tried before Childress, L, and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Plaintiff, a dealer in marble in Minneapolis, shipped a number of marble slabs by rail to the state school for the feeble minded at Faribault. Defendant is in the transfer business at Faribault. He was engaged to haul the marble from the railway station at Faribault to its destination. The marble was packed in crates,, and on the way some of the crates fell from the ivagon and several slabs were broken. Plaintiff sued for damages. The jury found for defendant. Plaintiff moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, but did not ask for a new trial, and the court denied the motion. This…
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