Conley v. Louis F. Dow Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by the administratrix of the estate of James Conley, deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of her intestate. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., who at the close of plaintiff’s testimony denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict for $4,300. From the order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate caused by defendant’s negligence. This appeal is from an order denying defendant’s motion in the alternative for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.
The defendant, a corporation, on September 20, 1913, conducted a wholesale and retail furniture, stationery, office and bank supplies *187business in a. six story and basement building, fronting Jackson street, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The basement was about 50 by 90 feet in area, and about 12 feet deep. Two repair shops, each 12 by 18 feet in dimension, fronting Jackson…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HamblySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Boyd v. City of DuluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Galloway v. J. W. Turner Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Lundquist v. Duluth Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Johnson v. C. A. Smith Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
3Cited by2 opinions
- Childs v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Moore v. P. J. Downes Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921