Samuelson v. Hennepin Paper Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Morrison county to recover $10,800 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Baxter, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3,300. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
This is an action to recover damages alleged to have been sustained on May 8, 1905, by the plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, in its paper mill at Little Falls, by reason of its negligence in not furnishing him with a safe place on which to stand while putting the belts on the pulleys by which the machinery in the beater room of the mill was driven. Plaintiff had a verdict for $3,300, and the defendant appealed from the order of the district court of the county of Morrison denying its motion for judgment in its favor or for a new trial.
The defendant’s contention is that the evidence is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Steinbauer v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
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