Falk v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Lyon county by the administratrix of the estate of George Falk, deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of her intestate. The ease was tried before Olsen, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $700. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Action to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or for a new trial.
1. On February 11, 1914, the decedent took passage from Minneota to Tracy on the defendant’s road. On his arrival he alighted on the north side of the depot and passed to the south side. From the south side a door led to the basement. A few minutes after the arrival of the train he was found on the basement floor at the foot of the stairway dead. The theory of the plaintiff is…
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