Lohman v. Swift & Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $10,100 •damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff while repairing certain machinery in defendant’s packing plant. The case was tried before Bunn, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for ,$3,000..
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $10,100 •damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff while repairing certain machinery in defendant’s packing plant. The case was tried before Bunn, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for ,$3,000.. A motion of defendant Swift & Co. for judgment notwithstanding the verdict having been denied and a motion for a new trial having been denied if plaintiff would consent to a reduction of the verdict to $2,000, plaintiff agreed to the reduction. From an order denying defendant’s motion it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover for personal injuries, in which plaintiff had a verdict, and defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for judglnent or for a new trial.
Plaintiff was employed in defendant’s packing plant in South St. Paul, and was injured by the sudden starting of certain machinery which he was engaged in repairing under orders from his superior. Defendant’s plant is composed of several departments, each under the control of a foreman, who in turn are under the direction and ■control of a general superintendent. Plaintiff was employed in the mechanical department, under the…
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- Cook v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Taylor v. Evansville & Terre Haute RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- Lindvall v. WoodsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Coffeyville Vitrified Brick & Tile Co. v. ShanksSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904
- Jemming v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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- Hartikka v. D. G. Cutler Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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