Snyder v. Great Northern Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Snyder v. Great Northern Railway Co.

148 N.W. 617, 127 Minn. 518, 1914 Minn. LEXIS 932

CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota

DecidedSeptember 25, 1914

DocketNos. 18,714-(230)

StatusPublished

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Snyder v. Great Northern Railway Co., 148 N.W. 617, 127 Minn. 518, 1914 Minn. LEXIS 932 (Mich. 1914).

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Opinion

Pee Cueiam.

A verdict for $1,760, approved by tbe trial court, cannot be held excessive on appeal where the evidence was such that the jury might well find that plaintiff, a brakeman 37 years old in defendant’s employ, because of a defective grab-rod on a freight car was thrown from a moving train with such violence that he was rendered unconscious and, as a result, was under treatment in a hospital some 10 days and confined to his room longer; that he received such shock that a partial or incomplete hernia developed which can be cured only by an operation; that his back became lame and painful and so remained at the trial about five months after the injury; that his nervous system was affected and he is now subject to dizzy spells; that he, by reason of the injuries, had not been able to work since the accident and in all probability would be unable to so do for several months more; and that prior to the injury he was in good health and earning more than one hundred dollars a month.

Order affirmed.

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Pee Cueiam.

A verdict for $1,760, approved by tbe trial court, cannot be held excessive on appeal where the evidence was such that the jury might well find that plaintiff, a brakeman 37 years old in defendant’s employ, because of a defective grab-rod on a freight car was thrown from a moving train with such violence that he was rendered unconscious and, as a result, was under treatment in a hospital some 10 days and confined to his room longer; that he received such shock that a partial or incomplete hernia developed which can be cured only by an operation; that his back became lame and painful and so remained at the trial about five months after the injury; that his nervous system was affected and he is now subject to dizzy spells; that he, by reason of the injuries, had not been able to work since the accident and in all probability would be unable to so do for several months more; and that prior to the injury he was in good health and earning more than one hundred dollars a month.

Order affirmed.

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148 N.W. 617, 127 Minn. 518, 1914 Minn. LEXIS 932, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/snyder-v-great-northern-railway-co-minn-1914.