Shandrew v. Chicago, St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. This suit was instituted by the plaintiff in error, hereinafter called plaintiff, against the defendant railroad company to recover damages for the negligent ■operation of its railway resulting in the death of plaintiff’s intestate.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. This suit was instituted by the plaintiff in error, hereinafter called plaintiff, against the defendant railroad company to recover damages for the negligent ■operation of its railway resulting in the death of plaintiff’s intestate. The specification of negligence found in the complaint is that defendant’s servants, agents, and employés in charge of one of its freight trains suddenly and violently stopped the train while plaintiff’s intestate, engaged in the discharge ■of his duty, was on the top of a car, and…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, Circuit Judge
There are three assignments of error predicated on admission of evidence over plaintiff’s objections. Plaintiff’s counsel states his objections to the questions as follows: (1) “I object to this as immaterial.” (2) “I object to this as immaterial, incompetent, and irrelevant.” (3) “I object to that as immaterial, incompetent, and irrelevant.” These objections are generally insufficient upon which to predicate reviewable error. They fail to direct attention of the trial court to the objectionable feature complained of. Such general objections are frequently made at the inception of a trial,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Sparf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R. v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by27 opinions
- The Tj HooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Chicago Great Western Ry. Co. v. McDonoughCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
- Lasell v. Tri-States Theatre Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1943
- City of Mankato v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- State v. MerloOregon Supreme Court · 1919
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