Hanson v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Becker county by the guardian ad litem of plaintiff to recover $1,990 for personal injuries sustained by Louie Hanson while in the employ of defendant. The case was tried before Taylor, J., and a jury which returned a verdict-in favor of plaintiff for $480. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
On September 25, 1907, at 8:30 o’clock p. m., a collision occurred between two freight trains in the yards of appellant at Lake Park, which shattered several cars and scattered the contents. Respondent was a section man, living at Audubon, Minnesota, six miles east of Lake Park, and was directed by his foreman to join a crew to go to Lake Park for the purpose of clearing up the wreck. They arrived about an hour after the collision, and respondent, together with nearly fifty other men, was engaged in clearing away the wreckage all that night and all the next day, until about seven o’clock in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Johnson v. St. Paul & Duluth RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Lavallee v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Jemming v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Blomquist v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Mikkelson v. TruesdaleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
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