DuLaurans v. First Division of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was commenced in the district court for Ramsey county, to recover damages for the expulsion of the plaintiff from- defendant’s cars at Lake Johanna crossing, between St. Paul and Minneapolis. The jury before whom the case was tried found a verdict for the plaintiff for $500. The defendant made a motion for a new trial which was denied, and from the order denying such motion it appeals to this court.
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This action was commenced in the district court for Ramsey county, to recover damages for the expulsion of the plaintiff from- defendant’s cars at Lake Johanna crossing, between St. Paul and Minneapolis. The jury before whom the case was tried found a verdict for the plaintiff for $500. The defendant made a motion for a new trial which was denied, and from the order denying such motion it appeals to this court. A sufficient statement of the case will be found in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMillan, J.
By the Court This action is brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover damages on account of the expulsion of the plaintiff, while a passenger, from the cars of the defendant.
All the questions, except one, arise upon the charge of the court, and all are presented by the parties and considered in connection with the charge. The court charged the jury as follows: “If the jury shall find from the evidence that the plaintiff made known to the conductor that he was going to Minneapolis, and in good faith tendered to him fifty cents as the full fare to that point, and it was in fact…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cochran v. ToherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1869
- Jeffersonville Railroad v. RogersIndiana Supreme Court · 1867
- Crocker v. New London, Willimantic & Palmer RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1855
- City of St. Paul v. KubySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1863
- State v. ChovinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1858
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