Johnson v. Winona & St. Peter Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was brought in the District Court for Winona county, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Caroline Johnson, while a passenger on the cars of the defendant. These injuries, it was alleged by the plaintiff, were occasioned by the negligence and carelessness of the servants and employees of defendant.
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This action was brought in the District Court for Winona county, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Caroline Johnson, while a passenger on the cars of the defendant. These injuries, it was alleged by the plaintiff, were occasioned by the negligence and carelessness of the servants and employees of defendant. The defendant, for a defense, denies this allegation, and alleges that the injuries were occasioned by said plaintiff’s own negligence and carelessness. Testimony was introduced at the trial, on the part of the plaintiffs, to prove the injuries sustained, and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Gowrt
MoIVIillan, J.
This cause was tried by a jury in the District Court, and resulted in a verdict for plaintiffs of $150 damages; whereupon the defendant moved for a new trial, on the grounds, (1) That the evidence is insufficient *303to sustain the verdict; (2) Errors in law occurring on the trial, and duly excepted to.
Upon the trial, the defendant, at the. close of plaintiff’s testimony, moved for a dismissal of the action, because, (1) “There is no evidence going to show that the plaintiff, Caroline Johnson, was injured through any want of care or diligence on the part of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of St. Paul v. KubySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1863
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