Otto v. Duluth Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $18,000 for injuries received in collision between the automobile in which plaintiff was riding and one of defendant’s street cars. The case was tried before Cant, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $6,000. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and granting a new trial unless plaintiff consented to a reduction of the verdict to $4,500, defendant .appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Plaintiff recovered a verdict of $6,000 for personal injuries received when a street car, operated by defendant in the city of Duluth, collided with an automobile driven by him. A blended motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial was denied, on condition that plaintiff consent to a reduction of the verdict to $4,500. The consent was given. Defendant appeals. ¡
1. The main contention of defendant hpre is, that the evidence conclusively established that plaintiff’s only remedy for the injuries sustained was a proceeding against his employer under the Workmen’s Compensation…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sundine's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Morier v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Slater v. Advance Thresher Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Zabriskie v. Erie R. R. Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1914
- Mahowald v. Thompson-Starrett Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
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- Cavilla v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
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