Greenwood v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Rice county by plaintiff as administratrix of the estate of Agnes M. Greenwood, deceased, to recover $2,000 for the death of decedent. The case was tried before Buckham,, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. A verdict was directed for defendant, and plaintiff appealed from an order denying her motion for a new trial.
The facts are as followsPlaintiff’s intestate, a young lady of about twenty-three years of age, was killed at the intersection of a highway and defendant’s railroad in the city of Faribault on March 21, 1903. At the crossing where the accident occurred the street is much traveled, and the railroad crosses the same at grade, and nearly right angles. Deceased approached…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schneider v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Olson v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Russell v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Balt v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Sandberg v. St. Paul & Duluth RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Dart v. Pure Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- Wardner v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Raiolo v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- People v. KirbyMichigan Supreme Court · 1923