Gray v. Red Lake Falls Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Red Lake county to recover $15,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Watts, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3,000. From an order denying a motion for judgment in its favor notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. Plaintiff had a verdict in the court below, and defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The facts are as follows: Defendant is a corporation engaged in the operation of a sawmill at Red Lake Falls. In the operation of. this mill, and in obtaining logs to be sawed and manufactured into lumber, it employs a large number of laborers, both at its mill and in the woods. For some time prior to the date of his injury plaintiff was in the employ of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Greene v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Erdman v. Illinois Steel Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Rothenberger v. Northwestern Consolidated Milling Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Vogt v. HonstainSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Lyberg v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
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