Slater v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $50,000 for injuries received while in defendant’s employ. The answer set up a settlement with plaintiff, for the sum of $11,500. The case was tried before Michael, J., who at the close of the testimony granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Action by a brakeman to recover damages for injuries received while employed in moving an interstate train for defendant, a railway company. When the evidence was in, the court directed a verdict in favor of defendant, and plaintiff appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The sole ground of negligence alleged against defendant was a defective and insecure running board on a refrigerator car in the train, the defect not being in the running board itself, but because the cover of the ice bunker had been displaced so that it protruded upon the running board. The answer denied…
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