Powell v. Great Lakes Transit Corp.

Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

The injury was sustained while the plaintiff was on a boat of the defendant, lying at its dock in Duluth, to bid friends goodby. The questions are:(1) Whether the plaintiff was an invitee, as charged by the court, to whom the defendant owed the duty of ordinary care.(2) Whether the defendant was negligent.

The plaintiff was…