Hall v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The individual defendant did not answer nor appear at the trial. The cause was heard and determined as between plaintiff and the corporate defendant only. Hereinafter we shall refer to it as the defendant. The case comes here on its appeal from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.

The facts upon which the verdict is based, viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff, may be thus summarized: Plaintiff and her friend, one Beatrice Fischer, were passengers on one of…