Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Chicago Great Western Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 6, 1925No. 24,740PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1 Reported in 205 N.W. 689. Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while employed by the defendant railroad company in interstate commerce. There was a verdict for the plaintiff and the defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.
The plaintiff was a fireman on an interstate freight train. At Readlyn, Iowa, the engine took water. In pulling the spout from the standpipe to the manhole in the tank the plaintiff fell to the ground and was injured. The negligence charged is the furnishing of a defective hook for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Koschman v. AshSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Anderson v. Fred Johnson Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Kromer v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- Mollock v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Thompson v. Chicago Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
- Natalino v. St. Paul Bridge & Terminal Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Winders v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Jackson v. Chicago Great Western Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926