Mattson v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $1,995.95-damages for personal injuries. The case was tried before Cant, J.,. who directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of defendant. Prom an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover damages for personal injuries, in which a verdict was directed for defendant, and plaintiff appealed from an order denying a new trial.
The facts are as follows: Plaintiff was engaged with other laborers, in defendant’s employ in the work of moving track material from one-point in 'defendant’s yards in Duluth to another some distance away. The work was in charge of a foreman, and consisted in loading the-material upon a small push car in general use for similar purposes in railroad yards, and then pushing it to the point of unloading. To-thus move the car back and forward,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Boyer v. Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Dixon v. Union IronworksSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Hermann v. ClarkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Hagglund v. St. Hilaire Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- McKenna v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1904