Berg v. Pittsburgh Construction Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $3,000 for injuries received while in the employ of defendant. The case was tried before Molyneaux, J., who denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,500. Prom.'an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
On July 11, 1913, plaintiff, a carpenter, was engaged with others in making alterations in the railway viaduct under the westerly approach of the steel arch bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the changes being rendered necessary in the erection of a new Great Northern depot at that point. During a heavy rainstorm on that day, the water, collecting upon the street above, poured down upon a dirt bank in the viaduct and caused it to wash away. Thereupon the foreman called plaintiff and one Leedham, another carpenter, to protect the bank by a temporary roof. The men could not reach without…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lindvall v. WoodsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Marsh v. HermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Soutar v. Minneapolis International Electric Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Bergquist v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Oelschlegel v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
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- Fowler Ex Rel. Fowler v. Carolina Cross Arm & Conduit Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
- Longman v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
- McCoy v. City National BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915