Stiller v. Bohn Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $10,000 damages for personal injuries to plaintiff’s minor son.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $10,000 damages for personal injuries to plaintiff’s minor son. The case was tried before Bunn, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $4,500. The court made an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, but granting a new trial unless plaintiff consented to a reduction of the verdict to $3,500. Plaintiff having consented to the reduction, defendant appealed from the order. A master is bound to use reasonable care to provide his servant with reasonably safe tools, implements, and…
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
This action was brought by the father, on behalf of his infant son (hereinafter designated as the plaintiff), to recover damages for personal injuries which the latter sustained by the alleged negligence of the defendant. There was a verdict for the plaintiff for $4,500, and the defendant made a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, in case that was denied, for a new trial. The trial court made its order denying the motion for judgment, but granting the motion for a new trial unless the plaintiff consented to a reduction of the verdict to $3,500. He so consented,…
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