Lawrence v. Winona & St. Peter Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The defendants appeal to this court from the judgment of the district court for Blue Earth county. The opinion of the court contains a sufficient statement of the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Ripley, Ch. J.
By the Court. This action was brought to recover the value of five boxes of household goods, the property of plaintiff, which were in defendants’ warehouse at Waseca, in this state, when on the .17th day of March, 1869, the said warehouse with its contents was wholly destroyed by fire.
At the trial in the district court for Blue Earth county, at December term, 1869,) the plaintiff had a verdict, and defendants moved for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was not justified by the evidence, and was contrary to law, and also, of errors in law occurring at the trial and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McDonald v. . Western Railroad CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Scott v. CraneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1814
- Illinois Central Railroad v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Petition of S. R. A., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- Pinney v. First Division of the St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
- Merle-Smith v. Minnesota Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1935
- Curtiss v. LivingstonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- National Bond & Security Co. v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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