Lares v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Washington county to recover $9,250 for the loss of plaintiff’s house by fire from one of defendant’s locomotives. The case was tried before Searles, J., who at the close of the evidence granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the destruction of plaintiff’s dwelling house by a fire alleged to have been negligently started by defendant railroad company and its engineer. A verdict was directed for defendant on the trial, and plaintiff appealed from an order denying a new trial.
The facts, which are not in substantial dispute, are as follows:. The line of defendant’s railroad extends from the city of St. Paul in approximately a southerly direction to and beyond the village of St. Paul Park, in Washington county, this state. In addition -to its through trains to Chicago and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Minneapolis Sash & Door Co. v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Swenson v. ErlandsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Brennan Lumber Co. v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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- Russell v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1928
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