Farley v. Byers
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $2,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Frederick V. Brown, J., and a jury which returned a verdict of $300 in favor of plaintiff: From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, he appealed. The rule in Harpel v. Fall, 63 Minn. 520, has never been departed from in this state. In Widing v. Penn Mut. Fife Ins.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $2,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Frederick V. Brown, J., and a jury which returned a verdict of $300 in favor of plaintiff: From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, he appealed. The rule in Harpel v. Fall, 63 Minn. 520, has never been departed from in this state. In Widing v. Penn Mut. Fife Ins. Co., 95 Minn. 279, it was not claimed by counsel on either side, or intimated by the court in its decision, that the relation of landlord and tenant existed…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Appellant was the owner of a two-story frame building, the ground floor of which was used for two stores, and the second floor was made into two flats, with a hallway between them, accessible by a front entrance stairway running between the stores. The hall connected with a back porch, which extended across the rear of the building and was ten or twelve feet wide, with a back stairway. This porch was used in common by the occupants of the flats, one of whom was respondent. Under her lease respondent had the privilege of using the hall, porch, and stairways. While she was engaged in some of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Harpel v. FallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Krueger v. FerrantSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- Widing v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
3Cited by27 opinions
- Johnson v. O'BRIENSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Davies v. KelleyOhio Supreme Court · 1925
- Mix v. DowningSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Anderson v. WinkleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- Williams v. DicksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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