Rhea v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action by the administratrix of the estate of Ebenezer B. Rhea to recover $5,000 for the death of her intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligent operation of defendant’s street car while decedent was a passenger thereon. The answer admitted that while a passenger decedent fell down in the car.
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Action by the administratrix of the estate of Ebenezer B. Rhea to recover $5,000 for the death of her intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligent operation of defendant’s street car while decedent was a passenger thereon. The answer admitted that while a passenger decedent fell down in the car. The case was tried before Holt, J., who denied a motion to direct a verdict in favor of plaintiff, leaving the amount to the jury, and granted a motion to direct a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying plaintiff’s motion to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial, she…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action for the alleged wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate, in which a verdict was directed for defendant, and -plaintiff appealed from an order denying a new trial.
*272Decedent was a passenger upon one of defendant’s street cars in the city of Minneapolis, and plaintiff claims, • received an injury, caused by the negligence of defendant, which subsequently resulted in his death. The complaint alleges as grounds of negligence that the car upon which decedent was a passenger was overloaded and crowded; that he was unable, when first going upon the same, to obtain a seat, and was compelled to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wadsworth v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Mitchell v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1883
- Spencer v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Fewings v. MendenhallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
3Cited by3 opinions
- Swanson v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Underdahl v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1935
- Jelinek v. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1915