Whitehead v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $50,000 damages for personal injuries. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $35,000. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and denying its motion for a new trial if plaintiff consented to a reduction of the verdict to $30,000, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Respondent was the head brakeman upon a freight train operating-through Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and this action is based upon the claim that he was struck by a low overhead bridge and knocked off" the top of the car on which he was standing, and that appellant was-negligent in failing to maintain a proper telltale and in failing to keep the same in proper condition. Respondent recovered a verdict, and' this appeal was taken from an order denying appellant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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