Christianson v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Jackson county, P. E. Brown, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,995.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This action, which was here on a former appeal (61 Minn. 249, 68 N. W. 639), was brought to recover for personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence of defendant’s servants. The defenses interposed were (1) that defendant was not guilty of any negligence; (2) that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence; (3) accord and satisfaction.
The plaintiff was in defendant’s employ as a section hand. On the day in question, he and two other section men started easterly on a hand car, to meet their section foreman. In the meantime, another section crew, with plaintiff’s section foreman, had…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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