Erickson v. Northwest Paper Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Carlton county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Oscar Erickson, an infant, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the death of intestate.. The case was tried before Ensign, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,000. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, but reducing the verdict to $1,725, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
LOVELY, J.2
This is an action by a parent to recover for the death of hís son, a lad of fourteen years, resulting from injuries through the alleged failure of defendant to protect the machinery in its pulp mill at Cloquet. There was a verdict for plaintiff, and a motion for a new trial, or judgment .in the alternative, which was overruled. From this order defendant appeals.
*357Under the view which we have reached, it is unnecessary to state at length the details of the accident whereby the boy lost his life. Suffice it to say that his employment required him to stand on a slippery platform in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Perry v. TozerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Merrill v. PikeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
3Cited by4 opinions
- Mix v. DowningSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Marino v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
- Sundvall v. Interstate Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Mix v. DowningSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929