Maehren v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Stearns county to recover. $7,600 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Searle, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $5,000. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff by a rear-end collision between two freight trains of the defendant at Osakis, this state, on September 27, 1904. Verdict for the plaintiff for $5,000. The defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment or for a new trial.
That the plaintiff-was injured to some extent'by the collision, and that it was caused by the negligence of the defendant’s servants in charge of the head train, is not controverted.
1. It is, however, the contention of the defendant that the evidence establishes the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hall v. Chicago, Burlington & Northern RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Scott v. Eastern Railway Co. of MinnesotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Nordquist v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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