Hinton v. Eastern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Jamison, J., denying an alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding a verdict for $6,600 or for a. new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
Action to recover damages which the plaintiffs claim to have sustained on account of the freezing of 6,600 barrels of apples *341while they were in the possession of the defendant as a common carrier, as the result of its negligence. Verdict for the plaintiffs for $6,600. The defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or for a new trial.
1. The defendant’s first claim is that neither the allegations of the complaint, nor the facts proven on the trial, show or tend to show that the injury to the apples was caused by its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Clark v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- O'Malley v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Flanders v. Chicago, St. Paul, M. & O. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Rolseth v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Shea v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Anderson v. FieldingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Rustad v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Wiita v. Interstate Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Casey v. American Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- B. Presley Co. v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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