Lorimer v. St. Paul City Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant, St. Paul City Eailway Company, from an order of the district court of Eamsey county, Egan, J., made June 26, 1891, refusing a new trial. 1 The plaintiff, Eobert B. Lorimer, was employed as conductor on defendant’s electric street cars, Grand avenue line, St. Paul. At the west end of the line the motor car is detached, and taken through the switches to the east end of the trailer, and again attached for the return trip.
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Appeal by defendant, St. Paul City Eailway Company, from an order of the district court of Eamsey county, Egan, J., made June 26, 1891, refusing a new trial. 1 The plaintiff, Eobert B. Lorimer, was employed as conductor on defendant’s electric street cars, Grand avenue line, St. Paul. At the west end of the line the motor car is detached, and taken through the switches to the east end of the trailer, and again attached for the return trip. In doing this, September 3, 1890, the motor car was uncoupled, and stood about two feet from the trailer. Plaintiff was upon the rear platform of the motor…
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
The plaintiff, while acting as a conductor on the defendant’s electric street railway, was injured by reason of his foot being caught between the irons by which the electric motor car is coupled to the coach in its rear. This occurred at the end of the road, where the cars are uncoupled and switched from one track to another. Negligence on the part of the man operating the motor car is assigned, in that he backed the car when he should have gone forward. But it was further alleged that the defendant was chargeable with negligence in providing cars with a defective motive power. The electric…
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