Stacklie v. St. Paul & Duluth Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $6,261 because of injuries suffered and expenses incurred by defendant. From a judgment in favor of defendant, entered in pursuance of the order of Ensign, J., notwithstanding a verdict for plaintiff, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
■ This is a personal injury case. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1,140. The trial court, on defendant’s motion, ordered judgment in its favor, notwithstanding the verdict, and the plaintiff appealed from the judgment entered upon the order. The sole question on this appeal is whether the undisputed evidence shows, as a matter of law, that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence.
As a part of the defendant’s terminals at Duluth, it owned and operated two warehouses, between which, running north and south, were three parallel railway tracks, resting on piling. The easterly…
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