Legal Opinion
Granquist v. Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 13, 1923No. 23,444PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
Tbis action grew out of tbe great forest fires wbicb, on October 12, 1918, destroyed many lives and much property in northern Minnesota. Tbe action was brought against tbe Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway Company, then under Federal control, John Barton Payne, as tbe agent designated by tbe President under tbe Transportation Act of 1920, two railroad companies not under Federal control, and two St. Louis county lumber companies, to recover damages for negligently permitting fires to start and spread over territory in tbe vicinity of Duluth, thereby causing tbe death of plaintiff’s…
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