Campbell v. Canadian Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $20,000 for personal injuries received while in the employ of defendant Canadian company.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $20,000 for personal injuries received while in the employ of defendant Canadian company. The answer of the Canadian company alleged that under the laws of the state of North Dakota, in which state the derailment occurred, the servant or employee of the Northern Pacific Railway Co., whose duty it was to line up the switch on the passing track properly, was not a servant of the answering defendant, and that defendant was in no way responsible for any acts or omissions on the part of any employee of the Northern Pacific Railway Co. in…
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.
Action to recover damages for personal injuries, with verdict for plaintiff for $16,500 against both defendants, subsequently reduced to $12,000. The Canadian Northern appealed from an order denying its motion for judgment or a new trial, and the Northern Pacific from one denying the latter relief.
The first-named company operated a railroad in Canada, southerly to our boundary, connecting there with one of its codefendant’s lines in North Dakota, the two companies having a traffic arrangement whereby each delivered its cars to the other with its own crews. On the night of June 17, 1912,…
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- Second National Bank v. DonaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
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