Lundeen v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $25,000 for personal injuries. The answer alleged negligence on the part of plaintiff and that he knew, appreciated and assumed the risks. The case was tried before Fish, J., who at the close of the testimony granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Action for personal injuries in which the court directed a verdict for the defendant and the plaintiff appealed from an order denying a new trial.
Defendant seeks to sustain the ruling upon three grounds: (1) That plaintiff was a mere licensee upon its premises to whom it owed no affirmative duty to keep them free from danger; (2) that there is no evidence of negligence on the part of defendant; (3) that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.
By arrangement between defendant and the railway transfer company, the transfer company switches cars of defendant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Corrigan v. ElsingerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Dahl v. Valley Dredging Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Klugherz v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Gibson v. Iowa Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Ingram's Admrx. v. Rutland RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1915
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Whirlpool Corporation v. MorseDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1963
- Chicago Great Western Railway Co. v. CasuraCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
- Hunter v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- Reams v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- Chicago Great Western Railway Company v. Walter R. Casura and Swift & Company, Swift & Company v. Walter R. Casura and Chicago Great Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
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