Ahrens v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $25,000 for personal injury. The answer alleged that plaintiff while engaged in switching operations at Herndon, Iowa, placed his foot between the coupler of one car and the coupler of another while those cars were coming and came together, resulting in an injury to his foot, and that the cars were equipped with automatic couplers. It further alleged that the injury was caused by plaintiff’s want of due care.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $25,000 for personal injury. The answer alleged that plaintiff while engaged in switching operations at Herndon, Iowa, placed his foot between the coupler of one car and the coupler of another while those cars were coming and came together, resulting in an injury to his foot, and that the cars were equipped with automatic couplers. It further alleged that the injury was caused by plaintiff’s want of due care. The reply denied the new matter in the answer. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., who denied defendant’s motion to…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Action for personal injuries, in which plaintiff had a verdict, and defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for judgment or a new trial.
The short facts are as follows: Defendant, a corporation, owns and operates a line of railroad extending through Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and other states, and as such engaged in interstate commerce. Plaintiff was in the employ of defendant on one of its interstate freight trains as a brakeman, and was injured while coupling cars by reason, as alleged in the complaint, of the negligence of defendant in permitting the automatic coupling…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Steinbauer v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Creteau v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- McDonald v. Railway Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Denoyer v. Railway Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Rowlands v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
3Cited by2 opinions
- Schendel v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Holz v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929