Barnett v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Waseca county to recover $5,000 for disease contracted in defendant’s unheated waiting room at Mason City, Iowa. The case was tried before Childress, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $2,500. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtSchaller, J.
Plaintiff, a farmer and stock breeder, resident of Kilkenny, Minnesota, went to Union, Iowa, to attend a sale of short horn cattle held February 15, 1912. He spent the night of February 14-15 at a hotel at Union, attended the sale during the day, and in the evening of February 15 started on his return journey. At defendant’s depot at Union, he was informed that he could not get a through ticket from Union, but could get a ticket to Mason City, and thence go to Kilkenny on defendant’s through train.
Plaintiff bought a ticket to Mason City, took a local train, and arrived at defendant’s depot at…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Barnett v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
3Cited by1 opinion
- Bulin v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1924