Janssen v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Kandiyohi county to recover $10,-000 for personal injuries received while in the employ of defendant. In its answer defendant admitted the allegation of employment, but denied the other allegations. The facts are stated in the second paragraph of the opinion. The case was tried before Qvale, J., who •directed a verdict in favor of defendant. From .an order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover for personal injuries alleged to.have been occasioned by the negligence of defendant, in which a verdict was directed for defendant at the conclusion of the trial, and plaintiff appealed from an order denying a new trial.
The facts are .short: Plaintiff, a servant in the .employ of defendant, was engaged in unloading iron rails from flat cars, and by reason *286of the negligence of a fellow workman he was thrown from the car and injured. It appears that two or more cars, at the railroad yards near St. Cloud, had been overloaded with scrap iron, including iron, rails, and the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tay v. Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Christiansen v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Hanson v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
3Cited by5 opinions
- Cules v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1919
- Jelos v. Oliver Iron Mining Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Bartels v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Nylund v. Duluth & Northeastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Pylaczinski v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912