Olson v. Great Northern Railway Co.

Jansonius, Dist. J.

This is an action to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff while employed by the defendant at its roundhouse at Berthold in this state. The case was tried to a j'ul'D resulting in a verdict of $2,000, upon which judgment was entered. At the conclusion of the case, when both sides had rested, the defendant made separate motions for a dismissal and for a directed verdict, upon the following grounds:

First: That the plaintiff had failed to establish the material allegations of his complaint, particularly with relation to the allegation that plaintiff…