Nelson v. Martinson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Iii Error to the District Court of the United States- for the District of South Dakota; James D. Elliot, Judge. Action at law hy Anton Martinson against J. B. Nelson. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit by Anton Martinson, hereafter called the plaintiff, against J. B. Nelson, hereafter called the defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries. It resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, and the defendant sued out this writ of error.
While the defendant had preserved numerous exceptions at the trial, he has submitted the case substantially upon the sole question of whether his motion for a directed verdict should have been sustained. This being the only question for consideration, it requires a somewhat detailed statement of the facts, assuming,…
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