Brennan v. Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Koochiching county by the guardian ad litem of plaintiff minor to recover $15,000 for personal injury. The case was tried before McClenahan, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $6,225. From an order denying its motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Plaintiff, a six year old boy, through his guardian ad litem, recovered a verdict for personal injuries, and defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
Fourth street in the City of International Falls extends east and west and is crossed at right angles by defendant’s railway tracks, and a flagman is stationed at this crossing. James Brennan and his family resided at Ranier, a village about three miles east of International Falls. On a cold morning in January, 1914, he started from his home for International Falls with a pony attached to a toboggan. He was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mattson v. Minnesota & North Wisconsin RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Ploetz v. HoltSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- State v. RenswickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- State v. RonkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Campbell v. Railway Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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