State ex rel. City of Northfield v. District Court of Rice County
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of the city of Northfield this court granted its writ of certiorari directed to the district court of Rice county and Hon. Arthur B. Childress, judge thereof, to review the action of the court in the matter of compensation for injuries of Christ Johnson, employee, against the city of Northfield, employer.
1Opinion of the CourtScHALLER, J.
On July 17, 1914, Christ Johnson, a laboring man, was working for the city of Northfield, Minnesota. He was loading wagons with gravel for use in improving and repairing the streets of the city. His wages were two dollars per day, payable every Saturday. He had resided in Northfield more than 30 years, had worked for the city off and on during a great part of that time; he began work the last time on July 13, 1914.
On July 17, 1914, he was injured in a cave-in, the result being a compound fracture of the left leg. Pie was immediately taken to the mayor’s place of business. The mayor and the…
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