Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co. v. Lundstrom
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Burt county. The action was brought there by Lundstrom to recover damages on account of the death of his intestate occurring in the manner stated in the opinion. The accident occurred while the deceased was in the employ of the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad, who had disposed of its road to the defendant below prior to bringing of this action.
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Error to the district court for Burt county. The action was brought there by Lundstrom to recover damages on account of the death of his intestate occurring in the manner stated in the opinion. The accident occurred while the deceased was in the employ of the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad, who had disposed of its road to the defendant below prior to bringing of this action. Trial below before Wakeley, J. and a jury, with verdict and judgment for plaintiff of $5,000 and costs. Defendant railroad company brought the cause here on a petition in error. on first point cited: Whipple v. TJ. P. R.…
1Opinion of the Court
Cobb, Ch. J.
I heard the argument at the bar and have read the exhaustive briefs of counsel on the part of plaintiff in error with great interest, and particularly upon the -first point as to the liability of the plaintiff in error upon a cause of action primarily existing against the Sioux City Railroad Company, and whether the allegations of the petition of plaintiff in the court below are sufficient to charge that liability upon the plaintiff in error, and while I admit the force of the argument and that the logic of the briefs is well nigh irrefragable, yet I do not think it possible that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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