Glines v. Oliver Iron Mining Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Two actions in the district court for Itasca county; one by plaintiff, as guardian of Archie W. Glines, to recover $25,000 for personal injuries to her ward and the other in her own interest to recover $2,000 for loss of his services.
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Two actions in the district court for Itasca county; one by plaintiff, as guardian of Archie W. Glines, to recover $25,000 for personal injuries to her ward and the other in her own interest to recover $2,000 for loss of his services. The two eases were tried together before McClenahan, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff as guardian in the sum of $10,000 and one in favor of plaintiff in her own interest in the sum of $1,800. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdicts or for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Archie W. Glines, an infant under the age of twenty-one years, was injured while in the employ of defendant, and his mother brought two actions against the company to recover damages therefor, one in her own behalf for the loss of services, and the other as his guardian for his own benefit. Both were consolidated and tried together in the court below, resulting in verdicts for plaintiff in each case. Defendant thereafter moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdicts or for a new trial, and appealed from an order denying the same.
The facts are substantially as follows: Defendant, á mining…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Joyce v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Kline v. Minnesota Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Jordan v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Floan v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Hooper v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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