Jacobson v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Blue Barth county to recover $25,000 for injury received by plaintiff while a passenger upon defendant’s mixed or accommodation train and to cancel a certain release of defendant company from all claims by reason of such injuries upon the payment of $150. The case was tried before Comstock, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $10,000. From an order denying its motion for a new trial, defendant company appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Action for personal injuries in which plaintiff had a verdict and defendant appealed from an order denying a new trial.
Plaintiff was a passenger upon one of defendant’s accommodation trains running between Wells and Mankato. The train was wrecked and plaintiff was injured. The accident occurred on July 5, 1913, and plaintiff was removed to a hospital at Mankato, where he was given treatment by the defendant’s local physician. On July 7, two days after the injury and when plaintiff was still at the hospital, a claim agent representing defendant called upon him and effected a settlement, paying…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Holcomb v. NobleMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Bullitt v. FarrarSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Hedin v. Minneapolis Medical & Surgical InstituteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Carroll v. United Railways Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- Busterud v. FarringtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Swanson v. DomningSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
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- Helvetia Copper Co. v. Hart-Parr Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Mix v. DowningSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Vineseck v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
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