Tvedt v. Wheeler
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the municipal court of Duluth, Edson, J., denying a motion for a new trial after a verdict of $350 for plaintiff. A lessor of premises wholly in possession of the lessee is not liable to the employees of the latter.
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Appeal by defendant from an order of the municipal court of Duluth, Edson, J., denying a motion for a new trial after a verdict of $350 for plaintiff. A lessor of premises wholly in possession of the lessee is not liable to the employees of the latter. Harpel v. Fall, 63 Minn. 520; Schip v. Pabst, 64 Minn. 22; Fellows v. Gilhuber, 82 Wis. 639, 52 N. W. 307; Perez v. Rabaud, 76 Tex. 191; McLean v. Fiske, 158 Mass. 472; Szathmary v. Adams, 166 Mass. 145. And the rule applies to the operation of elevators. Freeman v. Hunnewell, 163 Mass. 210; Olson v. Schultz, 67 Minn. 494. Inasmuch as G. S.…
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The defendant was and is the owner of a general storage and warehouse building in the city of Duluth, which he built and equipped with a freight elevator, operated by water pressure for use therein. The elevator shaft was in the middle of the building, and extended from the basemént to the top story. To the north end of this shaft, and 8 or 9 inches distant therefrom, was a wheel hole or opening in the floor, 30 by 10 inches, through which was an endless wire cable, a part of the appliances of the elevator, that moved through a pulley two feet in diameter. As the elevator went up the pulley…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Parker v. BarnardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- House v. MetcalfSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858
- Harpel v. FallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Franklin v. Winona & St. Peter RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- McLaughlin v. ArmfieldNew York Supreme Court · 1890
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