Swartz v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $12,500 for personal injuries. Front an order, Olin B. Lewis, J., overruling a demurrer to the complaint, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The essential facts set forth in the complaint are that plaintiff had been in the employ of defendant company as a section foreman for about four years; that there was a railroad yard and side track in the vicinity of the village of Clontarf, Minnesota, where’ plaintiff was working at inspecting and repairing defendant’s roadbed and tracks, and that it was his duty also to remove therefrom and from the right of way all grass, weeds, and combustible matter; that defendant used a cheap and inferior quality of coal in its locomotives, containing large quantities of slate and stone, which it was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. St. Paul & Duluth RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Lavallee v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Blomquist v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Pearson v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Weisel v. Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Reinke v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Montana · 1906