Kelly v. McKeown
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Henñepin county by the administrator of the estate of Maurice Kelly, deceased, to recover damages for his death..
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Action in the district court for Henñepin county by the administrator of the estate of Maurice Kelly, deceased, to recover damages for his death.. The answer alleged that deceased, without warning and contrary to the rules of the road and ordinances of St. Paul and laws of Minnesota, carelessly and negligently turned sharply to the left and immediately in the pathway of defendant’s automobile, and by reason thereof his death was due to his own carelessness; that he was a bright active boy and knew the rules of the road and was familiar with the operation of automobiles at the place where the…
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn, J.
This is an action to recover damages, for the exclusive benefit of the next of kin, for the death of Maurice Kelly, a boy between 10 and 11 years of age, alleged to have been caused by the wrongful act of defendant. In the court below there was a verdict for the defendant. From an order denying his motion for a new trial plaintiff appealed.
The motion for a new trial was based upon the minutes of the court and the assignments of error contained in the notice of motion. A case was thereafter made and settled. The plaintiff took no exception to any ruling of the court at the trial, except its…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Conan v. City of ElySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Cappis v. WiedemannSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Olson v. BergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Parker v. Pine Tree Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
3Cited by3 opinions
- Welsh v. Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
- Taylor v. Chicago Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Kelly v. McKeownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921