Froeberg v. Smith
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $20,000, for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by defendants' negligence in storing certain dynamite where plaintiff was employed. The case was tried before Hallam, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $8,000. From an order denying defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, they appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
START, C. X
On February 8, 1906, the plaintiff was injured by an explosion of dynamite at the camp of the defendants, who were railroad contractors engaged in construction work, upon which he was employed, at Oakland, Nebraska. This action was brought in the district court of the county of Ramsey to recover the damages which the plaintiff sustained by reason of his injuries, which he alleged were caused by the defendants’ negligence in care of the dynamite. The answer denied that the explosion and resulting injuries were due in any manner to the negligence of the defendants. Verdict for the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mattson v. Minnesota & North Wisconsin RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Anderson v. SettergrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Anderson v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
3Cited by4 opinions
- Dahl v. Valley Dredging Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Gillespie v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Juntti v. Oliver Iron Mining Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Fred A. Jones Co. v. DrakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913