Owens v. Savage
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Elliott, J., granting a motion for a new trial, after a trial and verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3,586.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. Plaintiff had a verdict in the court below, and appealed from an order granting defendant’s motion for a new trial.
Plaintiff was injured while at work for defendant, hauling earth and leveling a race track being constructed by defendant on a farm owned by him in Scott county. One Griffin was defendant’s foreman in charge of the work, and gave directions to plaintiff and other employees when and where to perform their duties. It became necessary in the course of the work to remove…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fitger v. GuthrieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Perras v. A. Booth & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Borgerson v. Cook Stone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Berg v. OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Smith v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
3Cited by10 opinions
- Buck v. BuckSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Gay v. KelleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Merrill v. PikeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Farris v. KoplauSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Hess v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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