Burmister v. P. C. Giguere & Son
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $15,000 for personal injury received while in the employ of defendant Minnesota Crushed Stone Company. The case was tried before Fish, J., who denied the motion of defendants Giguere for a dismissal of the action and a jury which returned a verdict for $5,000 against the defendants other than Charles Brown. The motion of defendants Giguere for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial was denied.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $15,000 for personal injury received while in the employ of defendant Minnesota Crushed Stone Company. The case was tried before Fish, J., who denied the motion of defendants Giguere for a dismissal of the action and a jury which returned a verdict for $5,000 against the defendants other than Charles Brown. The motion of defendants Giguere for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial was denied. The motion of defendant Minnesota Crushed Stone Co. for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was denied, and its motion for a…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This is a personal injury action. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of defendant Brown, but against the other defendants. A new trial was granted as to defendant Minnesota Crushed Stone Company. The motion of defendants P. C. Giguere & Son for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial was denied, and these defendants appealed from the order to this court. They urge that the trial court should have ordered judgment notwithstanding the verdict or at least should have granted a new trial on account of insufficient evidence, or for errors in the charge.
The facts are very little…
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