Gray v. Commutator Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county by plaintiff for the benefit of Frank Gray, her minor son, to recover $5,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Elliott, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum demanded. From an order denying a motion for judgment in its favor notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
Action by the mother (the father being dead), for the benefit of her minor son, to recover f,or injuries suffered by-him in the employ of defendant while at work upon a mechanical contrivance for pressing metal bars, described as a “drawing machine.” Plaintiff had a verdict. Upon a settled case defendant moved for judgment, or for a new trial in the alternative. This motion was denied, and defendant appeals.
The complaint sets forth substantially that the defendant negligently provided for the use of plaintiff’s son an unsafe and de*465fective “drawing machine”; that the machine, when in good…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- District of Columbia v. WoodburySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Cook v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Hawley v. . Northern Central Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Russell v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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- Rase v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Peterson v. American Grass Twine Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Boyer v. Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Davidson v. Flour City Ornamental Iron WorksSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Walker v. Simmons Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
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