Street v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Goodhue county to recover $3,000 for personal injury received while alighting from defendant’s train. The case was tried before Johnson, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict for $933.33. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Action to recover damages for personal injuries; verdict for the plaintiff; defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or for a new trial.
1. This case was here before and is reported, in 124 Minn. 517, 145 N. W. 746. The general facts explanatory of the case may be found there. A decision made upon a former appeal is the law of the case. Orr v. Sutton, 127 Minn. 37, 148 N. W. 1066, and cases cited; and evidence held sufficient to sustain a verdict on a first appeal is sufficient on a second appeal. Webber v. Axtell, 110 Minn. 52, 124 N. W. 453, 1…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Orr v. SuttonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Street v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Webber v. AxtellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
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