Vineseck v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to 'recover $75,000 for personal injury received while in the employ of defendant as car repairer. The answer to the amended complaint set up the two allegations mentioned in the first paragraph of the opinion.
Read the full summary
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to 'recover $75,000 for personal injury received while in the employ of defendant as car repairer. The answer to the amended complaint set up the two allegations mentioned in the first paragraph of the opinion. The case was tried before Dickinson, J., who at the close of the opening statement of counsel for plaintiff to the jury granted defendant’s motion, based upon that statement,, to dismiss the action on the ground stated at the end of the first paragraph of the opinion. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment,…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
This action was brought to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. Defendant interposed in defense, in addition to a general, denial of the allegations of the complaint: (1) That plaintiff’s right of recovery was barred by a judgment duly rendered by the United States Circuit Court for the district of North Dakota, in a former action between the same parties brought for the same alleged negligence; and (2) that'long prior to the commencement of this action plaintiff fully settled with defendant for his injuries, and executed to defendant a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- King v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Jones v. . BeamanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Jacobson v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Barrett v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Gedney v. . GedneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Christian v. American Home Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Wirig v. Kinney Shoe Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Guettel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. EndsleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- Althoff v. TorrisonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.