Twist v. Winona & St. Peter Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
..Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Nicollet county, (under Gen. St. 1878, c. 66, § 34,) to recoy.er_damages_for injuries, sustained by his minor child, Yerne Twist, while upon a turn-table of the defendant. The complaint charges defendant with negligence in not locking or guarding the turn-table. At the trial, before Webber, J., the jury found a general verdict of $5,000 for plaintiff, and made the special findings recited in the opinion.
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..Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Nicollet county, (under Gen. St. 1878, c. 66, § 34,) to recoy.er_damages_for injuries, sustained by his minor child, Yerne Twist, while upon a turn-table of the defendant. The complaint charges defendant with negligence in not locking or guarding the turn-table. At the trial, before Webber, J., the jury found a general verdict of $5,000 for plaintiff, and made the special findings recited in the opinion. The defendant moved for a new trial on the grounds (among others) that it was entitled to judgment in its favor on the special…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff’s son while playing on one of defendant’s turn-tables. The table was situated upon defendant’s own premises, in the suburbs of St. Peter, some five or six hundred feet from the depot. The premises were uninelosed, but the table was not so near any highway or street as to interfere with the safety or convenience of public travel. It was what is called a “skeleton” turn-table, of the kind in general use by railways except in roundhouses. In accordance with the general usage, it was not locked, but was…
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