Swanson v. Oakes
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Emil Swanson, deceased, to recover $5,200 for the death of decedent and expenses of his last sickness.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Emil Swanson, deceased, to recover $5,200 for the death of decedent and expenses of his last sickness. The case was tried before Bunn, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,700. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a!nd denying a motion for a new trial provided plaintiff should consent to a reduction of the verdict to $2,000, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
Emil Swanson, while engaged in the service of defendants upon a modern pile driver in placing timbers to construct the foundation of a building in St. Paul, received injuries which caused his death. His administrator brings this action to recover damages, upon the ground that his injuries resulted from the failure of the defendants to furnish suitable instrumentalities for his use. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. A motion by defendants for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial was denied. From this order defendants appeal.
The piles were about fifty feet in length, and the…
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- Johnson v. Northwestern Tel. Exch. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Franklin v. Winona & St. Peter RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Perras v. A. Booth & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Borgerson v. Cook Stone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Peterson v. American Grass Twine Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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