Carver v. Luverne Brick & Tile Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Rock county by the administratrix of the estate of James Kenneth Carver, deceased, against the Luverne Brick & Tile Company, R. B. Hinkly and Stanton Hinkly, to recover $7,500 for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate.
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Action in the district court for Rock county by the administratrix of the estate of James Kenneth Carver, deceased, against the Luverne Brick & Tile Company, R. B. Hinkly and Stanton Hinkly, to recover $7,500 for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate. The complaint alleged, among other matters, that defendants negligently failed to furnish a proper brake or other apparatus for holding the freight elevator in a stationary position for loading, or suitable means or appliance for stopping or controlling the same when in motion; that the brakes designed to hold the elevator in a stationary…
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
In this action against defendants for damages caused by their negligence resulting in the death of plaintiff’s intestate, plaintiff had a verdict against the defendant corporation, but the other defendants were found without fault, the president of the corporation by the court, and the superintendent thereof by the jury. The corporation appeals from the order denying its blended motion for judgment or a new trial.
■ The facts are substantially these: The defendant corporation for some time prior to June 6, 1911, was manufacturing brick and tile at the city of Luverne, and the defendant Stanton…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- O'Malley v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Knudson v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Gilbert v. City of TracySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- La Pray v. Lavoris Chemical Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Webster v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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- Aubin v. Duluth Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. ReedIndiana Court of Appeals · 1913
- Zenner v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Christensen v. PestoriousSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Arnett v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
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