Hansen v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

The plaintiff brought action against the Northern Pacific Railway Company as initial carrier and a number of other railroad companies as connecting carriers to recover damages alleged to have been sustained as a passenger while on the lines of the connecting carriers. For lack of proper service the action as against the connecting carriers was dismissed. .It proceeded to trial against the Northern Pacific Railway Company alone and at the trial a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, upon which judgment was promptly entered. Thereafter the defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding…