Soutar v. Minneapolis International Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Pond, J., denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding a verdict, or for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Action to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff, caused by defendant’s alleged negligence. Verdict for the plaintiff for $G,574.88, and the defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or for a new trial.
The defendant claims that the evidence fails to show that it was negligent, but, if it be held otherwise, then it is claimed that the evidence clearly shows that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence, and that the risk and danger, if any, of using the box in question in this case, were as obvious and as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lindvall v. WoodsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Anderson v. C. N. Nelson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Hess v. Adamant Manufacturing Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
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- Oelschlegel v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- De Maries v. JamesonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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