Wegmann v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.

Action to recover damages occasioned by a collision with a car of the defendant street railway company. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant moved in the alternative for judgment or a new trial. The motion for judgment was granted and the plaintiff appeals. The question is whether the evidence establishes the plaintiff’s contributory negligence as a matter of law.

University avenue extends easterly and westerly at the point of the collision. At that point Washington avenue comes into University avenue from the southwest but does not cross it'. The street car tracks turn…