Anderson v. C. N. Nelson Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Carlton county, Morris, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $4,000, which was reduced with his consent to $3,000.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This action was brought to recover for personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff was employed as a knot sawyer or shingle grader in the *80shingle department of defendant's sawmill. The shingle department was on the ground floor of the mill, and the sawyers stood on a raised platform, the floor of which was about four feet above the floor of the mill. The saws were set in a frame or table, on shafts or arbors raised about three feet, or to the height of a man’s waist, above and at the side of and parallel with this platform. There were five saws, in a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- O'Maley v. South Boston Gas Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Knisley v. . PrattNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Huntington v. . AttrillNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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- Rase v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Denver & R. G. R. Co. v. NorgateCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Suess v. Arrowhead Steel Products Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- Dusha v. Virginia & Rainy Lake Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
- Erickson v. Van Web Equipment CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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