Legal Opinion

Jones v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1880PublishedCited by 11 opinions

APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Dodge County. The case is stated in tbe opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.

This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial, upon motion of the respondent, founded upon the minutes of the court. The only point made by the appellant is that, the .judge having’upon the trial refused to order the plaintiff nonsuited on the motion of the respondent, upon the evidence offered by the plaintiff, on the ground that there was some evidence given on his part which sustained the alle*353gations of the complaint, the case was thereupon submitted to the jury upon the plaintiff’s evidence, the respondent offering none on its part, and the jury, under the instructions of the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Sutton v. Town of WauwatosaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
  2. Ewen v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Dodge v. McDonnellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861
  4. Beveridge v. WelchWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
  5. Smith v. LanderWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Beyer v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Spensley v. Lancashire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Kayser v. HartnettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
  4. McDougall v. Ashland Sulphite-Fibre Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
  5. O'Brien v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896

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