Champlin Refining Co. v. Walker

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

Appellee, as plaintiff below, brought this action against appellant to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him as the result of the negligence of appellant. The parties will be referred to as they were designated below. No issues arise on the pleadings. They are in conventional form. Defendant denied negligence and charged affirmatively that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence.

Defendant is. an Iowa corporation, owning and operating a gasoline filling and service station at Heron Lake, Minnesota. Plaintiff is a resident of…