Bremer v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of John Newbowers, deceased, to recover $5,-000 for the death of decedent. The case was tried before Kelly, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3,000. Prom an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
This is an appeal from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial after a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The action was brought by the administrator to recover pecuniary damages alleged to have been caused to William Newbowers by the death of his son, John Newbowers. It was admitted that John Newbowers was at the time of his death an engineer in the employ of defendant conpany and that he was killed by reason of the negligence of the defendant. The only *470question was tne amount of pecuniary loss which William Newbowers had suffered by reason of the death of his son. The court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hutchins v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- McDonald v. Champion Iron & Steel Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Wells v. MosesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Belcher v. BallouSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
3Cited by10 opinions
- Fussner v. AndertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Henderson v. DreyfusNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1919
- Smith v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Reese v. Ross & Ross Auctioneers, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Kerling v. G. W. Van Dusen & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
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