Lundeen v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by the administrator of the estate of Nikolai Lepisto, deceased, to recover $10,000 for the death of his intestate. The case was tried before Quinn, I., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,000. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Holt, J.. Plaintiffs intestate, Nikolai Lepisto, met death while in defendant’s service under circumstances creating a cause of action :under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (35 St. 65, c. 119). His parents are the beneficiaries. There was a recovery. Defendant’s motion in the alternative for judgment or a new trial was denied and it appeals.
But one question is presented, and is thus stated by defendant: “The sole contention of appellant in this case is that there is no' evidence from which the jury was justified in finding that the respondent suffered any pecuniary loss whatever on…
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