Cox v. Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Hicks, J., presiding, refusing a new trial after verdict of $155 for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
The plaintiff’s horse ran away and entered upon the unfeneed right of way and track of defendant in the suburbs of the city of Minneapolis, and was killed. This action is brought to recover its value, with harness alleged also to have been destroyed by the colliding engine. The argument of the defendant proceeds upon the assumption that the horse entered upon the track at a wagon-crossing, open and used for travel, distant 65 feet north from the “head-block” and last switch in that direction, connecting a side track leading to a round-house with the main track, which runs to *102and connects with…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Greeley v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Hooper v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Kobe v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
3Cited by9 opinions
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Marengo v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Nickolson v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Green v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Jensen v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
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