Torske v. Commonwealth Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Becker county to recover $5,050 for personal injuries. The.case was tried before Baxter, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,500. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Action for personal injuries. Plaintiff, a boy fifteen and a half years of age, was employed by the defendant company, and directed to stand in the rear of a molding machine to sandpaper and trim off the moldings coming through it, with a general direction to assist the boy whose duty at that' time it was to feed the molder. The molding machine consisted of a series of knives, which revolved upon a cylinder from underneath the table, planing off the boards pushed through the machine by rollers upon the lower side to the desired form and thickness, thus shaping them into moldings. The cylinder…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Steinbauer v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Peterson v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Byington v. MooreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- McKnight v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
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