Wieden v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.

Action for personal injuries wherein defendant had a directed verdict, and plaintiff appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The action comes from Marshfield, Wisconsin. There, soon after one a. m. December 25, 1927, plaintiff, while driving a taxicab, was run into by a passenger train of defendant eastward bound from the Twin Cities to Chicago. The negligence charged against defendant is excessive speed and failure to give warning by bell, both in violation of the Wisconsin statute hereinafter referred to. The verdict ivas directed for defendant on the ground that plaintiff…