Reynolds v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Itasca county to recover $10,000 fo.r the destruction of timber, lumber, cord wood, mining timber, poles and posts. The answer alleged that if plaintiff suffered any damage by reason of any fire, the same was caused or contributed to by his negligence. The case was tried before Stanton, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $800. From an order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, he appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Philip E. Brown, J. '
Action to recover damages for the destruction by fire, set by the defendant, of standing and fallen timber on thirteen forties of the plaintiff’s two thousand acre farm in Itasca county. The cause was tried to a jury, who returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and this is an appeal by him from an order denying his application to set aside the verdict and for a new trial.
It is undisputed that the plaintiff owned the land referred to and had on the forties mentioned a considerable quantity of standing and uncut fallen forest timber, consisting of birch, maple, cedar,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hueston v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Hoye v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Carner v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Hayes v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Ward v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
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