Hjelm v. Western Granite Contracting Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Stearns county to recover $10,113 for personal injuries. After the order denying a new trial was reversed upon the second appeal (see 98 Minn. 222) the case was tried before Taylor, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $9,000. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and granting a new trial, unless plaintiff would consent to a reduction of the verdict to $6,500, (which consent…
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Action in the district court for Stearns county to recover $10,113 for personal injuries. After the order denying a new trial was reversed upon the second appeal (see 98 Minn. 222) the case was tried before Taylor, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $9,000. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and granting a new trial, unless plaintiff would consent to a reduction of the verdict to $6,500, (which consent was given), defendant appealed.
1Per curiam
This case was before us on two former appeals: 94 Minn. 169 and 98 Minn. 222. ■ The law of the case was there fully covered and the rights of the parties determined. The last trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appealed from an order denying. its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
A careful examination of the record discloses no reversible error. The evidence fully supports the verdict, and though some minor errors may have occurred in the rulings of the court below during the trial, we discover none of a substantial or…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hjelm v. Western Granite Contracting Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Hjelm v. Western Granite Contracting Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906