Snell v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Meeker county to recover $150 for the negligent killing by defendant of plaintiff’s cattle. The case was tried' before Powers, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum demanded. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
"LEWIS, J.
First cause of action: At a point one mile from the village of Eden Valley a highway crosses defendant’s railroad at an angle ■of about 45°. The right of way was fenced at this point, and the distance from the fence to the center of the track was fifty feet, and from the fence, running parallel to the highway, to the center of the wagon road, seventy-five feet. The space on both sides of the right of way was, for a considerable distance, covered with brush and timber, which obstructed a view of the track by a traveler on the highway until reaching the right of way fence. From the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Greeley v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Marengo v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Nickolson v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mattes v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Tunell v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Jensen v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923