Emerson v. Peteler

This action is brought to recover damages for personal injuries resulting in the death of the plaintiff’s son, alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence. At the time of the accident, and for several months previous thereto, the defendant was engaged, under a contract between himself and the municipal authorities of the city of St. Paul, in grading L’Orient street, in that city, and in so doing was required to excavate that portion of the street north of Glencoe street, which it crosses, including Mt. Airy street, which connects with it on elevated ground. The earth so…