Gillespie v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
'Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $20,000 for personal injury received while in the employ of defendant.
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'Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $20,000 for personal injury received while in the employ of defendant. The answer denied that plaintiff sustained any injury whatever by reason of any negligence on the part of defendant, and alleged that plaintiff claimed his injury was caused by the negligence of another party or parties, and upon information and belief it alleged that plaintiff demanded compensation for the injuries from another, and thereafter for a valuable consideration to him in hand paid plaintiff compromised and adjusted all claims for damages on account…
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.
Appeal by defendant from an order denying its alternative motion after verdict for the plaintiff in an action .to recover damages for personal injuries.
*3Tbe accident occurred on January 25,1912. Then, and previously, plaintiff was employed by defendant in keeping its semaphore appliances in repair. On the day stated, and for about three months prior thereto, another railway company was engaged, through a subcontractor, in excavating a roadbed across - defendant’s right of way, and to facilitate the work defendant had elevated its tracks for some 500 feet. In the course of the excavation…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Christianson v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Purcell v. St. Paul City Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. ReaneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1875
- Illinois Central Railroad v. SilerIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Citizens Telephone Co. v. PrickettIndiana Supreme Court · 1919
- In Re Estate of ForsytheSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Childs v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Eichten Ex Rel. Eichten v. Central Minnesota Cooperative Power Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- State v. WoodSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1957
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