Carlin v. Kennedy
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $15,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Orr, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $7,500. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the. verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, .1.
While working on an ironing mangle in appellant’s laundry, respondent severely injured her hand, and having recovered a verdict *142in the court below, the case is presented here by appellant upon the following propositions: (1) That as a matter of law appellant was not guilty of negligence either in the character of the machine furnished, or in failing to properly instruct respondent. (2) That it conclusively appears from the evidence that respondent assumed the risks incident to her work on the mangle. (3) That it conclusively appears from the evidence that she was guilty of…
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- Anderson v. FieldingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
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