Goneau v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Beltrami county to recover §40,-000 for injuries received while in the employ of defendant as freight brakeman. Defendant’s demurrer to the complaint on the ground that the facts stated did not constitute a cause of action was overruled.
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Action in the district court for Beltrami county to recover §40,-000 for injuries received while in the employ of defendant as freight brakeman. Defendant’s demurrer to the complaint on the ground that the facts stated did not constitute a cause of action was overruled. The case was tried before Stanton, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action and at the close of the testimony its motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for §15,000. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial,…
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
Action for damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff in the course of his employment as rear brakeman on a freight train operated by defendant in interstate commerce. There was a verdict for §15,000, and defendant has appealed from an order denying its blended motion for judgment or a new trial.
The complaint charged that the drawbar on one of the cars in the train was defective and the car was being used in violation of the Federal Safety Appliance Act; that because of the defect the coupling parted and the train broke in two; that it was plaintiff’s duty to couple the cars again…
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