Lindstrom v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $37,000 for personal injury received while riding on a handcar. The case was tried before Dickson, J., who when plaintiff rested granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the action. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
This action for damages on account of injuries received when a handcar, used by plaintiff, was struck by defendant’s freight train, was dismissed when plaintiff rested. The appeal is from the order denying a new trial.
The testimony disclosed this situation, in substance: Plaintiff was a section hand in the employ of defendant. He had worked as such for defendant near the village of Monticello for 18 or 20 years. The section in care of plaintiff and his crew was six miles of track immediately east of the village. The crew consisted of a foreman, plaintiff, and one Bluem. In going from place to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Frandsen v. C., R. I. & P. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. WachterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
- Long's Admr. v. Illinois Central R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
- Ives v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- Olson v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
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- Meyer v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1923