Munch v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Polk county, Ives, J., denying a motion for a new trial after a verdict for $7,500 in favor of plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
Plaintiff had a verdict in a personal injury action, and defendant appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial. Its main *62contentions are that there was no actionable negligence shown at the trial on its part, and that from the evidence it conclusively appeared that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence, and for that reason should not have recovered.
Plaintiff was in defendant’s employ as a brakeman, and had been so employed for about two years prior to the day of the accident. He was then engaged in coupling freight cars in defendant’s yard at Crookston. A box car had…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Moon v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Tierney v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
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- St. Pierre v. FosterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1906
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